| San Martín barracks | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The former barracks (left) and theadjacent stadium (foreground) in 2021 | |
 Interactive map of the San Martín barracks area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Av. Ejército s/n |
| Year built | 1918–1921 |
| Inaugurated | 1921 |
| Closed | 2009 |
| Demolished | 2010[1] |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Grounds | 68,400m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] |
San Martín barracks (Spanish:Cuartel San Martín), originallyJunín barracks (Spanish:Cuartel Junín), was amilitary installation inaugurated in 1921 to house theMounted Grenadiers Regiment of theArgentine delegation that visited the country for theCentennial of the Independence of Peru. Located the 13th block of theAvenida del Ejército,[2] it was subsequently closed and auctioned in 2009 and demolished a year later.
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The barracks were inaugurated byAugusto B. Leguía in 1921, alongsidethe adjacent avenue, as part of the projects carried out for theCentennial of the Independence of Peru.[3] Named afterJosé de San Martín (and originally after thebattle of Junín prior to July 1921),[4][5] the barracks were built to house theMounted Grenadiers Regiment of theArgentine delegation that was visiting the country in its anniversary,[6][7][8] with construction works beginning in 1918.[5]
It was the first barracks to be built in what was then the outer limits of the city, designed byManuel E. Rodríguez [es] and housing the army's engineering service (SINGE) from 1964 until it moved to theHeadquarters of the Peruvian Army inSan Borja District in 1975.[4] At the end of 1942, a barracks building andhorse stables were built, and service houses were built four years later.[4]
In 1964, under the initiative of theNational Institute of Housing, a 7.38ha terrain used by the barracks'cavalry was ceded in order to build the Santa Cruz residential complex (Spanish:Agrupamiento Santa Cruz, Residencial Santa Cruz).[9][10]
On July 25, 1983, the installation was attacked alongside thePeruvian Investigative Police's headquarters inMiraflores (where two PIP members died), Kennedy Building (next toMiraflores Central Park), and theNational Radio.[11]
The 68,400m2 barracks were subsequently auctioned due to their "lack of historic value" and demolished.[12][13][14] Its sale toPro Inversión had been considered since 2003, with arehabilitation hospital [es] almost being built in its premises in 2004.[4][15] A large part of the terrain was acquired by theGMV-Urbi Consortium,[16] which plans to build a commercial venue in the barracks' former premises.[17]
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