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History of Callao


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argin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal">The province's first mayor was Col. Manuel Cipriano Dulanto.

By 1949, Callao was known as one of the biggest centers of coca-based products and cocaine traffic in the world.

Notable events

In 1746, a tsunami caused by an earthquake destroyed the entire port of Callao.

On 2 May 1866, during the Battle of Callao, the Spanish fleet tried to reconquer independent Peru.

On 19 June 1986, hundreds of prisoners were massacred on El Frontón

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