El puente a la Alameda

Overview

The Peruvian Newsreel No. 162 of December 1968 celebrates Rímac in two articles that connect the past and present of this quintessentially Creole district. The first revisits the Stone Bridge and the Alameda de los Descalzos, major urban development projects of Don Juan de Mendoza y Luna, Marquis of Montesclaros, in the 17th century. It also covers projects commissioned by Viceroy Manuel de Amat y Junyent at the end of the 18th century, such as the Real Felipe Fortress, the Royal College of San Carlos, the remodeling of the Acho Bullring, and the Paseo de Aguas (Water Promenade), inspired by the love of the actress Micaela Villegas, La Perricholi. The newsreel incorrectly attributes the construction of the Quinta de Presa to the Viceroy.