History of Lima Reforms. The population of Lima played an ambivalent role in the 1821–1824 Peruvian War of Independence; the city suffered exactions from Royalist and Patriot armies alike. After independence, Lima became the capital of the Republic of Peru. It enjoyed a short period of prosperity in the mid-19th century until the 1879–1883 War of the Pacific when it was occupied and looted by Chilean troops. After the war, the city went through a period of demographic expansion and urban renewal. Population growth accelerated in the 1940s spurred by immigration from the Andean regions of Peru. This gave rise to the proliferation
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