Riva-Agüero Institute
Institute and historical building in Lima, Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Riva-Agüero Institute (Spanish: Instituto Riva-Agüero, IRA) is an institute created in 1947 by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, named after its benefactor, José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma. Located in the Casona Riva-Agüero of the historic centre of Lima, where Riva-Agüero lived until his dath, it serves a research centre for the human sciences that in 1955 reached the category of "School of Higher Studies" (Spanish: Escuela de Altos Estudios). It is divided into six research sections: Archaeology, Law, Ethnology, philosophy, Language and Literature, and History.
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Parent institution | PUCP |
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Established | May 18, 1947 |
Address | Jirón Camaná 459, Lima |
Website | ira |
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