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image by Ivan Sache, 13 July 2014Colegio José Gálvez was established on 10 November 1936 in Cajabamba (Cajamarca
Department). Classes started on 2 June 1943 in a house rented from Gustavo Ramal
Llave and eventually acquired in 1947. New buildings were inaugurated in 1985.
The institute is named for the lawyer, professor and liberal politician José
Gabriel Gálvez Egúsquiza (1819-1868). Appointed Secretary of War and Navy in
1865, Gálvez was killed on 2 May 1866 during the attack of Callao by a Spanish
fleet, becoming a hero of the South American independence.
The flag of the institute is vertically divided red-blue. Every year, "andinists"
(mountain climbers) from Colegio José Gálvez (ex-alumni, teachers and
parents) celebrate the anniversary of "andinism" (initiated in 1954) on the top
of Mt. Chochoconday, which dominates the town of Cajabamba. They hoist the
national flag and the institute's flag and sing the institute's anthem.
Sources:
http://www.cajamarca-sucesos.com/2014/articulos_de_opinion_2014/siempre_la_j.htm
- Cajamarca Sucesos, 4 June 2014
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/72775799 - Photo, 2012
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/53012246 - Photo, 2012
http://www.asiescajabamba.net/2012/01/andinismo-josegalvista-fotos.html -
Asi es Cajabamba, 18 January 2012
http://www.asiescajabamba.net/2008/12/parada-de-bandera-en-el-cerro.html -
Asi es Cajabamba, 10 December 2008
Ivan Sache, 13 July 2014