| Department of Huaylas Departamento de Huaylas | |||||||||
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| Department of North Peru | |||||||||
| 1836â1839 | |||||||||
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 Huaylas within North Peru | |||||||||
| Capital | HuarĂĄs | ||||||||
| Historical era | Confederation | ||||||||
âą Established | 1836 | ||||||||
âą Disestablished | 28 February 1839 | ||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||
| âą Constituent country | North Peru | ||||||||
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The Department of Huaylas ( Spanish: Departamento de Huaylas) was a department of North Peru, a constituent country of the PeruâBolivian Confederation, which existed from 1836 to 1839. Created alongside the confederate state, its capital was Huaraz.
On October 10, 1836, Marshal AndrĂ©s de Santa Cruz established the department of Huaylas, which had previously existed since its establishment by JosĂ© de San MartĂn in 1821 to 1823, formed by the provinces of Santa (segregated from Lima), Conchucos Alto, Conchucos Bajo and Huaylas. HuarĂĄs remained as its capital. [1] [2]
The department was dissolved on February 28, 1839, when AgustĂn Gamarra changed its name from "Huaylas" to " Ancachs" (a name that legally remains, but is now written "Ăncash") to commemorate the ChileanâPeruvian victory against the Confederate Army at the battle of Pan de AzĂșcar, on January 20, 1839. [3] The date of February 28 currently serves to celebrate the "political creation" of Ancash (i.e. its renaming from "Huaylas").
- ^ "ConstituciĂłn del Estado Nor-Peruano" (PDF). Congreso de la RepĂșblica. 1836-08-06.
- ^ "Ley Fundamental de la ConfederaciĂłn PerĂș-Boliviana" (PDF). Congreso de la RepĂșblica. 1837-05-01.
- ^ Gamarra, AgustĂn (1839-02-28). "D. 28 de Febrero de 1839. Disponiendo que el departamento de Huaylas se denomine Ancachs" (PDF). Congreso de la RepĂșblica.
