La Perricholi

The Perricholi nickname is attributed to the Viceroy Amat, but there are several stories about the meaning of it. They say that Amat called in privacy "peti-taxol" that in Catalan means 'little gem'; It is also said that the term "Pirri" was used at the time as diminutive, so "pirri-choli" or "petit-choli 'affectionately mean' Cholita '. However the best known story has nothing romantic and is likely to have been spread by the numerous enemies who had the viceroy is said that in a heated fight between lovers, Amat called angry "bitch chola", which in its accent Catalan sounded "perri choli '. The incident transpired outside the palace and high Lima society which despise her, They started calling "The Perricholi" to humiliate her.