THE QUINTA (VILLA) The " Magdalena Palace" was lived in by very important personages in the history of Peru and of the Americas; it was built as a country house for the viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela; later it was general headquarters for the liberators Don José de San Martín and Simón Bolivar and the provisional seat of the national government of Don Francisco Garcia Calderón during the War of the Pacific. Viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela acquired the house-garden located on the central plaza of the town of Magdalena on August 20, 1818, from the property of the San Juan de Dios Convent Hospital of Ica. But since the area was reduced, it was extended by the Viceroy with the acquisition of the adjacent farm on the left side, from the property of Don Juan Vallejos.   Viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela, ordered the construction of the residence, also in 1818, which was subsequently called "The Palace", with the mediation of Lieutenant Colonel Don Mariano de los Santos. During the battles for independence this house was occupied by General Don José de San Martín in 1821 and 1822 and by Don Simón Bolivar from 1823 to 1826. Later this residence was administered by the state for several years; so it was that in 1830 it was rented as a residence to diplomats accredited to our government. In 1857, by means of legal titles, the contract of purchase and sale of the La Magdalena house, by Don Pedro de Suricalday with power of attorney from the children and heirs of Viceroy Pezuela, was drawn up in favor of Doña Mariana Pardo y Aliaga. In 1871 Doña Rosario Pardo de Bolivar and Doña Amelia Bolivar (heirs of Doña Mariana Pardo y Aliaga) sold the house to Doña Ana Arias y Briceño de Montani. In this situation it was occupied as the seat of government of Don Franciso Garcia Calderón, from March 12 to November, 1881. When Mrs. Montani died, in her will of January 12, 1913, before Dr. C. Sotomayor, she named her eight children as heirs. During this lapse of time, the house functioned as a girls' school. In view of the proximity of the centennial of the Battle of Ayacucho and national independence, the government of Leguia, by means of the Supreme Resolution of June 29, 1921, declared the formation of the Bolivarian Museum for public utility in the La Magdalena House, expropriating it. On August 1 of the same year, the government took solemn possession, declaring that in it would be established a museum in tribute to the liberator based on a donation made by Mr. Jorge Corbacho of documents and numerous Bolivarian iconography. The government understands that the garden is part of the house and determines that the state obtain it on May 12, 1922, acquiring it for the sum of 4,196 pounds and 2 soles with the objective of reconstructing it in its entirety. Later the acquisition is agreed upon through exchanging with lots in Santa Beatriz, signing the respective legal titles on April 14, 1924, before the notary of the Ministry of Finance. The inauguration of the Bolivarian Museum, officially attended, took place Wednesday, December 17, 1924, on the 94th anniversary of the death of the illustrious Caracan.