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
Mendon-Honeoye Falls-Lima Sentinel place of the "Honeoye Falls Times" and "Lima Recorder" both of which ceased publication on January 12, 1989 and were merged with the "Honeoye Lake Courier" and "Livonia Gazette" to form the "Town & Country Gazette". The "Honeoye Falls Times" had served the Mendon-Honeoye Falls area since 1888, while the "Lima Recorder" had served the Lima area since 1869. The "Town & Country Gazette" abruptly stopped publication on March 23, 1989 when its owner, Downtown Magazine, Inc., filed Chapter 11. Richard A. Gagliano, who published the "Town & Country Gazette", had previously purchased the "Honeoye Falls Times", "Lima Recorder", and