Departamento de la Costa | |||||||||
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Department of Peru | |||||||||
1821–1823 | |||||||||
Capital | Huaura | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1821 | Vicente Dupuy | ||||||||
Historical era | Independence of Peru | ||||||||
12 February 1821 | |||||||||
• Annexed to Lima | 1823 | ||||||||
Subdivisions | |||||||||
• Type | Provinces | ||||||||
• Units | |||||||||
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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 . [1]
On February 12, 1821, uring 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 | |
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Toribio Dávalos | Titular | |
Cayetano Requena | Titular | |
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Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza | Titular |
Pedro Sayán | Substitute |
The department was subsequently annexed to Lima in 1823. [8]
The department was divided in three provinces (partidos). [8]
Province | Head (city of government) |
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Santa | Santa María de la Parrilla |
Chancay | Chancay |
Canta | Canta |
Departamento de la Costa | |||||||||
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Department of Peru | |||||||||
1821–1823 | |||||||||
Capital | Huaura | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1821 | Vicente Dupuy | ||||||||
Historical era | Independence of Peru | ||||||||
12 February 1821 | |||||||||
• Annexed to Lima | 1823 | ||||||||
Subdivisions | |||||||||
• Type | Provinces | ||||||||
• Units | |||||||||
|
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 . [1]
On February 12, 1821, uring 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 | Titular | |
Cayetano Requena | Titular | |
![]() |
Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza | Titular |
Pedro Sayán | Substitute |
The department was subsequently annexed to Lima in 1823. [8]
The department was divided in three provinces (partidos). [8]
Province | Head (city of government) |
---|---|
Santa | Santa María de la Parrilla |
Chancay | Chancay |
Canta | Canta |