Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as Ciudad de los Reyes. It became the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru.
Alpine skiing combined. Combined is an event in alpine ski racing. A traditional combined competition consists of one run of downhill and two runs of slalom, each discipline run on separate days. The winner is the skier with the fastest aggregate time. (Until the 1990s, a complicated point system was used to determine placings in the combined event.)
A brief history of Olympic Alpine Skiing. Alpine skiing has been part of the Winter Olympics since 1936 and thatâs when the first combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. To the delight of the host nation, Germanyâs Franz PfnÃ¼r and Gustav Lantschner won gold and silver, respectively.