The Intendancy of Trujillo (, formerly ''Truxillo''), also known informally as Trujillo 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 ...

. This territory was ruled from the city of Trujillo, located in

La Libertad Region La Libertad (; in English language, English: ''The Liberty'') is a Regions of Peru, department and Regional Government of La Libertad, region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad ('). It is bordered by the L ...

. 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

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Subdivisions

The Trujillo Intendancy was divided into the following 7 parts, called "Partidos":(Spanish) Retazos de la Historia de Moquegua, Edición de 1982, página 67, Luis E. Kuong Cabello

Intendants

The Governors (intendants) who ruled the intendence of Trujillo were: * Fernando de Saavedra (1784–1791) * Vicente Gil de Taboada (1791–1805; 1810–1820) *Felipe del Risco (1805–1810, interim) *

José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(1820–1821)

Independence

After General Jose de San Martin landed at Paracas in September 1820, the intendant

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.

References

{{reflist *John Fisher. ''El Perú borbónico 1750-1824''. Lima: IEP, 2000. History of Trujillo, Peru History of the Department of La Libertad Subdivisions of the Viceroyalty of Peru Trujillo

Subdivisions

Intendants

Independence

See also

References