Invasion of El Agustino
Land invasion that gave rise to the neighborhood of El Agustino in 1947, as part of the initial process of formation of popular settlements in Lima. This event occurred after the invasions of San Cosme (1946) and San Pedro, facing strong state repression.
The invasion of El Agustino occurred in 1947, as part of the first wave of slum formation in Metropolitan Lima. This process began with the invasion of San Cosme hill in 1946, followed months later by that of San Pedro, and the following year by that of El Agustino. These invasions took place in spite of a strong state repression that eventually turned into an ambiguous tolerance. The invasion of El Agustino was one of the foundational events in the process of urbanization and demographic growth of Lima, marking the beginning of the popular settlements that would later characterize the periphery of the capital. In 1965 the district of El Agustino was formally created, consolidating the process that began with this invasion.