ABOUT THE PAST OF TRUJILLO

Trujillo was one of the first cities founded by Spanish conquistadors in American lands. It was Diego de Almagro who on December 6, 1534, founded the Villa de Trujillo in homage to the native town of Francisco Pizarro, Trujillo de Extremadura. The following year, Pizarro formalized the foundation of the city on March 5, 1535 and called it Ciudad de Trujillo de Nueva Castilla. On that occasion, the layout of the city was made, the same one that has been maintained until today, and the first 31 plots were distributed to the founder neighbors. In 1537, on November 23, King Charles V granted him the title of City through Royal Decree and gave him his coat of arms, which is also maintained until today.

Trujillo was established from its foundation as the most important city in the northern half of the Viceroyalty and as an intermediate point between the City of Kings and its port, established as the capital of the viceroyalty, and the Spanish sites located in Panama.

By 1544, Trujillo had 300 houses and approximately 1,000 inhabitants. The economy flourishes from sugarcane and wheat, bread-growing crops and raising livestock.



This Royal Certificate can be found now in the House of Emancipation, on the corner of the streets of Gamarra and Pizarro.