The Intendancy of Huamanga (, formerly ''Guamanga''), also known informally as Huamanga Province (), was one of the territorial divisions of the

Viceroyalty of Peru The Viceroyalty of Peru (), officially known as the Kingdom of Peru (), was a Monarchy of Spain, Spanish imperial provincial administrative district, created in 1542, that originally contained modern-day Peru and most of the Spanish Empire in ...

, ruled from the city of Guamanga and under the jurisdiction of the Bishopric of Huamanga. It was created in 1784 and was the site of the

Battle of Ayacucho The Battle of Ayacucho (, ) was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle secured the independence of Peru and ensured independence for the rest of belligerent South American states. In Peru it is conside ...

, a decisive moment in the

Peruvian War of Independence The Peruvian War of Independence () was a series of military conflicts in Peru from 1809 to 1826 that resulted in the country's independence from the Spanish Empire. Part of the broader Spanish American wars of independence, it led to the dis ...

that ended the viceroyalty's existence. It was ultimately replaced by the

Department of Ayacucho Ayacucho (), known as Huamanga from its creation in 1822 until 1825, is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s ...

in 1825.

History

It was created in 1784 and was phased out starting on April 26, 1822, with the creation of the Department of Huamanga within the

Protectorate of Peru A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law. It is a dependent territory that enjoys autonomy over most of its int ...

, later renamed to ''Ayacucho'' in 1825. The intendancy was dissolved alongside the viceroyalty after the

on December 9, 1824.

Subdivisions

The intendancy was divided into the following 7 parts, called "Partidos":

Intendants

The governors (intendants) were: *Nicolás Manrique de Lara, Marquis of Lara, ''contador mayor'' (1784–1786) *José Melendez Escalada, ''director general de aduanas'' (1786–1799) *Demetrio O'Higgins,

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(1799–1813) *Francisco de Paula Pruna, assessor

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(1813–1815, interim) *Narciso Basagoytia, Colonel (1815–1817) *

Manuel Quimper Manuel Quimper Benítez del Pino (c. 1757 – April 2, 1844) was a Spanish Peruvian explorer, cartographer, naval officer, and colonial official. He participated in charting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Sandwich Islands in the late 18th ...

(1817–1819) *Francisco José de Recabarren, '' Maestrante de Sevilla'' (1819–1821) *Gabriel de Herboso (1821–1823) *José Montenegro y Ubalde,

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(1823–1824)

References

{{reflist Subdivisions of the Viceroyalty of Peru Huamanga History of the Department of Ayacucho

History

Subdivisions

Intendants

See also

References