Department of the Coast

Departamento de la Costa
Department of Peru
1821–1823
CapitalHuaura
Government
President 
• 1821
Vicente Dupuy [es]
Historical eraIndependence of Peru
12 February 1821
• Annexed to Lima
1823
Subdivisions
 • TypeProvinces
 • Units
See list
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Intendancy of Lima
Department of Lima

The Department of the Coast (Spanish: Departamento de la Costa) was a short-lived department of the Protectorate of Peru that existed from 1821 to 1823. The department's lone leader, who held the title of President, was Vicente Dupuy [es].[1]

History

On February 12, 1821, during the Peruvian War of Independence, the Reglamento Provisional was issued by José de San Martín, serving as the country's first legal document and constitution.[2] The document divided the territory occupied by the Liberating Army into four departments, which included that of the Coast, north of Lima.[2][3] On August 4 of the same year, a Provisional Statute was issued by San Martín, which formally established the Department of Lima.[4]

The department was represented at the first Congress of Peru in 1822 by the following:[5][6][7]

Constituent Deputy Representative type
Toribio Dávalos [es] Titular
Cayetano Requena [es] Titular
Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza Titular
Pedro Sayán [es] Substitute

The department was subsequently annexed to Lima in 1823.[8]

Subdivisions

The department was divided in three provinces (partidos).[8]

Province Head (city of government)
Santa Santa María de la Parrilla
Chancay [es] Chancay
Canta Canta

See also

References

  1. ^ Las Heras Zamorano, Isabel Josefa. "Vicente Dupuy". Real Academia de la Historia.
  2. ^ a b "202 AÑOS de la promulgación del REGLAMENTO PROVISIONAL expedida por GRAL. DON JOSE DE SAN MARTIN en la ciudad de HUAURA". Gob.pe. 2023-02-10.
  3. ^ Paredes Laos, Jorge (2021-02-06). "El aniversario del manuscrito de Huaura, la primera constitución que tuvo el Perú". El Comercio.
  4. ^ "ORDENANZA REGIONAL Nº 15: Declaran de interés y prioridad regional fijar el día 04 de agosto de 1821 como fecha de creación política de hecho de los distritos de Yauyos, Laraos, Omas, Huañec, Ayavirí, Tauripampa, Viñac y Colonia, pertenecientes a la provincia de Yauyos". El Peruano. 2022-07-01.
  5. ^ Gálvez Montero, José Francisco. Las bases del Estado Peruano y el proceso de independencia (Thesis) (in Spanish). Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid. pp. 426–428. ISBN 978-84-8466-047-7.
  6. ^ "Constitución Política del Perú de 1823" (PDF). Congreso del Perú.
  7. ^ Tuesta Soldevilla, Fernando. "Constituyentes 1822-1825" (PDF). Politika.
  8. ^ a b Guarisco, Claudia (2023). "José de San Martín y el espacio político indígena. Departamento de Lima, 1821-1822" [José de San Martín and the indigenous political space. Department of Lima, 1821-1822]. RIRA. 8 (1): 154. doi:10.18800/revistaira.202301.005. ISSN 2415-5896.