Recovery of the Toponymic material of Perú, legacy of Dr. Javier Pulgar Vidal

• Autores: Comeca Chuquipul, Miguel A., La Torre Ruiz, Fabriciano M.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/10986
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/sociales/article/view/10986
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Toponym; Javier Pulgar Vidal; Toponymic background; Recovery.; Topónimo; Fondo Toponímico; recuperación

Nowadays, still persists unawareness of the original meaning of the names of different places of our territory, many of them haveofficial names which are reflected in cartography; however in many cases the local population recognize it with another denomination.The science that studies the place names is toponymic as defined by. Dr. Pulgar Vidal, the same person who also dedicated muchof his life to the study of places and natural regions of Peru, the product of this work has left a considerable material, reflectedin documents, files, clippings, still slopes to be completed.With this research was achieved retrieve, sort, systematize in an initial way the existing valuable material in the toponymyc backgroundof «The Professional School of Geography» of UNMSM, created by Dr. Javier Pulgar Vidal, with the purpose of makeavailable to national scientific community, international, governmental and non-governmental institutions, in the perspectivethat the names of the various places, are those that reflect their true meaning for the purpose of preserve our rich geographical,historical, and cultural heritage.