Editing History of Peru (section)

====Final years====
[[Óscar R. Benavides]] assumed the presidency as a result of Sánchez Cerro's assassination and upheld the Salomón–Lozano Treaty with Colombia, leading to the end of the war. He also signed the General Amnesty Law on August 9, 1933, which favored the ''Apristas''. But after a revolutionary attempt in [[El Agustino]], the anti-''Aprista'' persecution resumed. The ''Apristas'' responded with terrorist acts throughout the country, including the assassination of [[Antonio Miró Quesada de la Guerra|Antonio Miró Quesada]], owner of [[El Comercio (Peru)|''El Comercio'']], and his wife on May 15, 1935.

Under Benavides' government, new ministries were created and tourism was promoted. The [[Government Palace, Peru|Government Palace]] was renovated in 1937, the [[Legislative Palace (Peru)|Legislative Palace]] and [[Palace of Justice, Lima|Palace of Justice]] were finished, and social works were put into place, including the construction of dining rooms and sewers.

During this period, the [[Spanish Civil War]] began in 1936. As a result, pro-[[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] and pro-[[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalist]] factions were established by the Spanish residents in Peru, as well as their Peruvian sympathizers. The former was more popular among left-leaning groups, including the ''Apristas'', while the latter was more popular among the aristocracy and the Spanish expatriates living in Peru, evoking the feeling of the ''[[Hispanidad]]''. A ''Spanish–Peruvian Clothing Fund'' ({{langx|es|Ropero Peruano Español}}) was established in Lima, which was nominally in charge of delivering clothing to the children of both factions, but ended up assisting the Nationalist faction almost exclusively. As a result of its support of the [[Francisco Franco|Francoist]] side, Peru did not receive [[Spanish Republican government in exile|Republican exiles]] after the war, instead continuing its relations with the new government in [[Francoist Spain|Spain]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title=El Perú y la Guerra Civil Española |journal=Revista de Antropología y Sociología: Virajes |url=https://revistasojs.ucaldas.edu.co/index.php/virajes/article/view/930 |last=Bonilla |first=Heraclio |issue=2 |volume=16 |pages=213–228 |via=[[University of Caldas]] |year=2014}}</ref> The conflict increased the divide between the right and left-leaning sectors of society, most notably in cities such as [[Arequipa]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title=La Representación de la Guerra Civil Española por la Prensa Escrita Arequipeña (1936-1939) |last=Nalvarte Lozada |first=Juan Carlos |journal=Historelo. Revista de Historia Regional y Local |publisher=[[Universidad Católica de San Pablo]] |year=2019 |volume=11 |issue=21 |pages=173–210 |location=Arequipa |doi=10.15446/historelo.v11n21.73096 |s2cid=239136910 |language=es |doi-access=free }}</ref>

During the last years of the Benavides government, the weariness of the population became noticeable. On February 19, 1939, General [[Antonio Rodríguez Ramírez]] attempted a coup, apparently with great support from various sectors. Although said caudillo was killed in the Government Palace after being machine-gunned by a police officer, Benavides understood the message and called for [[1939 Peruvian general election|general elections]], that took place on October 22 of the same year. The government's candidate and the son of former President [[Mariano Ignacio Prado]], banker [[Manuel Prado Ugarteche]], easily beat his opponent, lawyer {{ill|José Quesada Larrea|es|José Quesada Larrea}}. As a result, there was talk of electoral fraud.