Foundation of Villa El Salvador
Villa El Salvador was founded in 1971 by the military government of Velasco Alvarado in response to a land invasion by migrants and slum dwellers from Lima. It became a district recognized for its community organization and self-management.
Villa El Salvador was founded in 1971 as a response by the reformist military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado (1968-1975) to a land invasion organized by recent migrants and residents of Lima's slums and alleys. The district was especially characterized by its organizational level, its capacity for self-management and the participation of its inhabitants in local decision making. Subsequently, in the context of the withdrawal of state support and the crisis of CUAVES, a broad movement emerged to convert VES into an independent municipal district, which was approved by the National Congress in 1983.