Njengenxalenye enkulu yamakomkhulu oMzantsi Merika, unxibelelwano lokuqala ekuphumeni kwesikhululo seenqwelomoya kunokubonakala kungaqhelekanga, izindlu zezitena, ezingasoloko zigqityiwe, eziphakama kukuphazamiseka ezindleleni, apho ukujikeleza okukhulu kweebhasi neeteksi kuyenye yazo ezona zithuthi zixineneyo. Lima, esi sixeko setabernakele apho kuhlala khona umntu omnye kwabathathu basePeru, nangona kunjalo sibonisa uninzi ubutyebi kufanelekile ukufumanisa kwaye zikwenze ulibale umbono wokuqala ombi wesiqalo.
Sithini isizathu sokuba kutyhalelwe IPizarro Ukutyala ikomkhulu lobukumkani bakhe obungendawo eLima ngo-1535? Emaphethelweni oMlambo iRímac, umnqobi wavula indlela enqumla elwandle naseSpain, kunye nendlela eya kumbindi welizwe kunye nobutyebi balo obungafakwanga eLima. Lima, ngoko nangoko waba sixeko eyunivesithi ebaluleke kakhulu kwihlabathi elitsha, kwaye yayilapha eyunivesithi yokuqala yelizwekazi, umatshini wokuqala wokushicilela, okanye ikomkhulu YokuNcina.
Nangona kunjalo, akukho nanye kwezi amabhotwe ukusukela ekuqaleni kwexesha lobukoloniyali. ILima yatshatyalaliswa ngokupheleleyo ngo-1746 yinyikima enkulu. Ukulahleka ezitalatweni ezijikeleze isixeko saseLima sisipho kwaye kukwenza ufune ukufumana labantu buzele bubutyebi. I-ocher etyheli yenza indawo yepinki, kunye nezo luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka wee-facade zihlala zihonjiswe ngeebhalkhoni zangaphandle ezintle. Kwiindlela zendlela, abathengisi abancinci bamisa iitafile zabo. Icawa kunye Indibano yeSan Francisco Zizinto ezimbalwa ezisindileyo kwinyikima eyonakalisayo.
Ngaphakathi, isiphithiphithi se- sixeko ishiya igumbi lokuthula elizele bubuhle, inani elikhulu le iicawa ihonjiswe ngemifanekiso eqingqiweyo yeplychrome, ngesilivere, amatye anqabileyo, imizobo, izinto zobumba zeSevillian, kodwa kananjalo mangcwaba Apho okhakhayi kunye namathambo alungiswe kwizangqa ezixineneyo zinika umbono omangalisayo.