and Elecciones y centralismo en el Perú (1980). Historia de la República del Perú Basadre's most important work is his Historia de la República del Perú (History of the Republic of Peru), first published as a single volume in 1939. It grew in size with every new edition until reaching sixteen volumes in the 6th edition of 1968. By that time it covered with rigorous detail Peruvian history from Independence in 1821 until the death of president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro in 1933. Basadre supplemented this work in 1971, with the publication of Introducción a las bases documentales para la Historia de la República del Perú, a thorough review of primary sources about the republican history of Peru. This work has been published since Basadre's death in 1980 by important publishers, such as La República and El Comercio, among others, being expanded until more recent times. It is considered the most important work of Peru's republican history, with its divisions of history on different eras being considered as a standard at a national level. Death and legacy Jorge Basadre died on 29 June 1980, in the city of Lima at the age of 77. A Peruvian University is named after him, Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University in Tacna. Since 1991, when the nuevo sol became the official currency of Peru, his portrait has appeared on the S/. 100 banknote. In 2008 a province that bears his name in his honor was created in Tacna. References Notes Bibliography Included in Included in External links Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Jorge Basadre (1903-1980) Cronología. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Aportes al estudio de bibliotecología peruana: Vida y obra de Jorge Basadre Grohmann (1903-1980). 1903 births 1980 deaths Historians of Peru People from Tacna 20th-century Peruvian historians Peruvian male writers Peruvian essayists Peruvian politicians Peruvian librarians Peruvian people of Spanish descent Peruvian people of German descent Peruvian people of Aymara descent National University of San Marcos alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni National University of San Marcos faculty Pontifical Catholic University of Peru faculty Grand Crosses of the Order of the Sun of Peru Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Peruvian Ministers of Education 20th-century male writers