Tapada limeña was the denomination used at the time of the Viceroyalty of Peru and the first years of the Republic to designate women in Lima who covered their heads and faces with comfortable silk mantones, revealing just one eye. It was introduced in the 16th century and continued well into the 19th century. Its use spread from Lima, "City of the Kings", to other important cities in the region. In Lima, the custom remained until well into the Republic, when French fashions relegated it.