Overview
- Flag-raising, a Te Deum and a civic-military parade filled Huamanga’s Plaza Mayor with delegations from civilian, military, police and religious institutions, joined by school bands and a military school contingent for Army Day.
- Regional and local authorities led the protocol acts that opened the official program for the anniversary in Ayacucho.
- The Pampa de Quinua, a protected historic area marked by a 1974 obelisk, remains the focal site for annual remembrance of the battle.
- Coverage reiterates that Antonio José de Sucre’s army defeated Viceroy José de la Serna’s forces on December 9, 1824, leading to the Capitulación de Ayacucho that formalized the royalist surrender.
- Government-cited figures report about 5,780 patriot troops engaged and estimate roughly 1,800 killed and 700 wounded after about four hours of combat.