Intendancy of Trujillo

The Intendancy of Trujillo (Spanish: Intendencia de Trujillo, formerly Truxillo),[1] also known informally as Trujillo Province (Spanish: Provincia de Trujillo (Truxillo)), was one of the territorial divisions of the Viceroyalty of Peru. This territory was ruled from the city of Trujillo, located in La Libertad Region. It was created in 1784 and lasted until 12 February 1821 when General Jose de San Martin created the Department of Trujillo through the Reglamento Provisional to replace it in the new Republic of Peru.[2]

Intendencia de Truxillo
Intendancy of the Spanish Empire
1784–1821
Coat of arms of Intendancy of Trujillo
Coat of arms

The intendancy within Peru in 1810
CapitalTrujillo
Government
Intendant 
• 1784–1791
Fernando de Saavedra
• 1791–1820
Vicente Gil de Taboada
• 1820–1821
José Bernardo de Tagle
Historical eraViceroyalty of Peru
• Established
1784
29 December 1820
12 February 1821
Subdivisions
 • TypePartidos
 • UnitsSee relevant section

Subdivisions

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The Trujillo Intendancy was divided into the following 7 parts, called "Partidos":[3]

Partido Head (city of government)
Trujillo [es] Trujillo
Piura [es] San Miguel de Piura
Cajamarca [es] Cajamarca
Chachapoyas [es] San Juan de la Frontera
Saña [es] Zaña
Pataz [es] Pataz
Huamachuco [es] Huamachuco

Intendants

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The Governors (intendants) who ruled the intendence of Trujillo were:[4]

Independence

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Plaque on the Freedom Monument in the Main Square of Trujillo city remembering the proclamation of the Independence of Trujillo by José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero

After General Jose de San Martin landed at Paracas in September 1820, the intendant José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero and the city mayor led an independence movement that culminated with the declaration of the independence of the Intendancy of Trujillo on 29 December 1820. On 12 February 1821 Jose de San Martin issued a Provisional Regulation, providing for the creation of the Department of Trujillo.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gómez Cumpa, José W. (2006). Trujillo del Perú. Una versión ilustrada de la sociedad regional en el norte (PDF) (in Spanish). Lambayeque: Fondo Editorial FACHSE-UNPRG. pp. 65*.
  2. ^ a b O’Phelan Godoy, Scarlett (2023). "San Martín, el "territorio libre" de las intendencias de Tarma y de Trujillo y la Independencia del Perú" [San Martín, the “free territory” of the intendancies of Tarma and Trujillo, and the Independence of Peru] (PDF). RIRA. 8 (1): 39–77. doi:10.18800/revistaira.202301.003. ISSN 2415-5896 – via Dialnet.
  3. ^ (Spanish) Retazos de la Historia de Moquegua, Edición de 1982, página 67, Luis E. Kuong Cabello
  4. ^ de Mendiburu, Manuel (1890). Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú (in Spanish). Vol. 8. J. F. Solis. p. 416.
  • John Fisher. El Perú borbónico 1750-1824. Lima: IEP, 2000.