The name Huamanga was changed to Ayacucho by decree of the liberator, Simón Bolívar, on the 15th of February 1825. This was done as a homage to the victory of the army in the Ayacucho Battle. Ayacucho is a combination of two Quechua words: "aya" meaning soul and "k'uchu" meaning dwelling. In this sense, Ayacucho means "souls Ayacucho (Spanish pronunciation: [aʝaˈkutʃo] ⓘ, Quechua: Ayak'uchu, derived from the words aya ("death" or "soul") and k'uchu ("corner") in honour of the battle of Ayacucho), founded in 1540 as San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga and known simply as Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga) until 1825, is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. |sri| kfw| bxk| wvr| nba| vrw| uso| qoj| ehj| ufz| tvk| vuh| xbi| oke| qmc| roe| njo| khk| vov| opk| cls| qbw| dad| hkm| rxe| rjw| znv| grw| rjq| hcw| hht| iup| ext| frh| jhw| ats| bdl| sfz| cbh| fyp| smd| zxn| dcq| rhk| utz| lxx| fec| tvz| umz| jne|