San Martín de Porres

'''San Martín de Porres''' ('''SMP''') is a district in [[Lima]], [[Peru]], located in the area known as ''Cono Norte''. It is bordered by the district of [[Callao District|Callao]] on the west; [[Los Olivos District|Los Olivos]] on the northeast; and the [[Rímac District|Rímac]] and [[Independencia District, Lima|Independencia]] districts on the east. The [[Rímac River]] marks its natural border with [[Lima District|downtown Lima]] and [[Constitutional Province of Callao|Callao's]] district of [[Carmen de la Legua-Reynoso]] on the south; while the [[Chillón River]], on the north, marks San Martín de Porres' border with [[Ventanilla]], also in Callao, and [[Puente Piedra District|Puente Piedra]]. Since [[1945]], continuous invasions of territory in what was then part of the [[Carabayllo District]] ended up in the creation of the '''Distrito Obrero Industrial 27 de Octubre''' on May 22, 1950, which is still celebrated as the district's anniversary. The district was composed of the following ''[[haciendas]]'': Chuquitanta, Pro, Naranjal, Infantas, Santa Rosa, Garagay Alto, G. Bajo, Chavarría, Mulería, Aliaga, Condevilla, San José, Palao, and the Huerta Sol. In [[1962]], after the [[canonization]] of [[Martin de Porres|St. Martin de Porras]], the name of the district was changed to its current name. Although historians have proved that the saint's actual last name was Porras, the district has retained the original spelling. The ''Barrio Obrero Industrial'' name is unofficially kept for the downtown area (south of Ave. José Granda). The district of [[Los Olivos District|Los Olivos]] was created in [[1989]], stripping some of San Martín de Porres' northeastern territory. A prominent geographical feature of the district is the isolated '''La Milla''' [[hill]], which is north of Ave. José Granda. ==External links== [http://www.munidsmp.gob.pe/ Municipalidad Distrital de San Martín de Porres] - San Martín de Porres district council official website {{Districts of Lima}} {{coord missing|Peru}}