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Peru’s Congress Declares Potential Recovery of Covadonga Wreck a Matter of National Interest

The Culture Ministry will coordinate with defense and local governments, with any salvage proceeding only if conservation assessments deem it feasible.

Pintura 'Hundimiento de la Covadonga', atribuida a Chapeyquen.
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Overview

  • Lawmakers approved the measure with 71 votes in favor, 3 against and 13 abstentions in a plenary vote.
  • The initiative recognizes the wreck as underwater cultural heritage and frames recovery as an act of historical and cultural rescue.
  • The goleta Virgen de la Covadonga was of Spanish origin, was captured by Chile in 1865 after the Papudo engagement and sank off Chancay on September 13, 1880.
  • Congresswoman Susel Paredes presented the proposal, citing a longstanding call from Chancay residents, military circles and patriotic societies.
  • The law assigns interagency planning to the Ministry of Culture in coordination with the Ministry of Defense, the Lima regional government and the Municipality of Chancay.