Hi Erin, There is a mention of a law ("Ley disponiendo que la Villa de Urubamba se denomine Benemérita Ciudad de Urubamba") enacted on 9 November 1839 here:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pi9FAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA391&dq=urubamba+%229+de+noviembre%22+OR+%229+november%22&hl=en&ei=qounTvuGK4Ku8gOukLmvDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=urubamba%20%229%20de%20noviembre%22%20OR%20%229%20november%22&f=false There is a little more about the reason for the more distinguished title here (third page spread, under the heading Benemérita / Fuera Santa Cruz): http://issuu.com/educayturismo/docs/educa_y_turismo It's not much, but better than nothing. :) Andreas On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 5:03 AM, Erin O'Rourke <orourk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm currently living in Urubamba, Peru I want to improve the article on the > town. Unfortunately I'm not sure where to start given so little is published > about it. My efforts to find history I could source has come up with little > to nothing, but given I'm living here I now know the official founding date > of the town is November 9th and is considered a holiday. That's just one > example of the many things I'm finding out that one would never find > published. I'm thinking not but I figured I'd ask anyway - does Wikipedia > make any provision for local or unsourced knowledge? > > Also, I think the question is relevant and interesting to this list if only > in terms of what kind of information is privileged as important enough to > get published - there is much in the way of critiquing knowledge regarded as > official due to its published status while minority, indigenous and womens' > voices go unheard due to power structures that result in erasure. > > Any feedback would be much appreciated! > > -- > Erin O'Rourke > http://erin-orourke.com > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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