Lima 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. Around one-third of the national population lives in the metropolitan area. Lima is home to one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the New World. The National University of San Marcos, founded on May 12, 1551, during the Spanish colonial regime, is the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas. In October 2013, Lima was chosen to
Vítor Lima following year he was supposed to sign for another team in the country, Agrotikos Asteras FC, but the deal eventually fell through. Vítor Lima Vítor Manuel Lima Santos (born 10 August 1981 in Guimarães) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Aged 19, Lima left his country and joined UD Salamanca in Spain. He would never appear officially for the first team – also being loaned to modest Zamora CF – and left the Castile and León club in the summer of 2001. In the following four seasons, Lima played in the Portuguese third division with