Editing Amazonas (Peruvian department) (section)

===European colonization===
[[File:Turibius de Mongrovejo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|St. Turibius de Mongrovejo]]

A few years after its foundation, the prosperity of the region began to demonstrate itself in magnificent constructions in the city of Chachapoyas, with big [[Courtyard|courts]], wide lounges and architectural characteristics adapted to the zone.

The colonial aspect of Chachapoyas has stayed almost intact until now, and it is one of the most attractive characteristics of this old city.

A refined religious feeling was one of the characteristics that distinguished the settlers of this region during the colonial period. In the same year of the foundation of Chachapoyas, the first [[church (building)|church]] was built. Its first [[priest]] was [[Hernando Gutiérrez Palacios]]. Later the churches of [[Santa Ana Church, Amazonas|Santa Ana]], [[San Lázaro Church, Amazonas|San Lázaro]] and [[Señor de Burgos Church, Amazonas|Señor de Burgos]] were built.

Three religious [[Abbey|convents]] were also established: San Francisco, La Merced and that of the betlehemitas. The majority of the persons who settled in Chachapoyas from the time of its foundation were people with [[nobility]], but poor. They were living in a modest and worthily way and they devoted themselves to [[agriculture]] and [[mining]]. Many settlers achieved a loose economic position, keeping, nevertheless, the austerity of the customs that was one of the highlight points of Chachapoyas' social life.

With time the settlers were spreading to other zones of the region, such as [[Luya Province|Luya]], city that was established in 1569 by the governor [[Lope García de Castro]], ratified later in its administrative organization by the [[viceroy]] [[Francisco de Toledo]].

There it bloomed an [[agriculture]] of varied production and the upbringing of [[dairy]], [[Domestic sheep|sheep]] and [[Horse|equine]] cattle.

In one of his pastoral visits, [[Turibius of Mongrovejo|Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo]] visited the principal populations of this department in this epoch.