Intendancy of Huamanga

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Intendencia de Guamanga
Intendancy of the Spanish Empire
1784–1824
Escudo de Ayacucho.svg
Coat of arms
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Capital Huamanga
Government
Intendant 
 1784–1786
Nicolás Manrique de Lara, Marquis of Lara (first)
 1823–1824
José Montenegro (last)
Historical era Viceroyalty of Peru
 Established
1784
  Dissolved
9 December 1824
Subdivisions
  TypePartidos
  Units See relevant section
Succeeded by
Department of Huamanga Flag of Peru (1821-1822).svg

The Intendancy of Huamanga (Spanish : Intendencia de Huamanga, formerly Guamanga), also known informally as Huamanga Province (Spanish : Provincia de Huamanga (Guamanga)), was one of the territorial divisions of the Viceroyalty of Peru, 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, a decisive moment in the Peruvian War of Independence that ended the viceroyalty's existence. It was ultimately replaced by the Department of Ayacucho in 1825.

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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, [1] later renamed to Ayacucho in 1825. [2] The intendancy was dissolved alongside the viceroyalty after the Battle of Ayacucho on December 9, 1824.

Subdivisions

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

PartidoHead (city of government)
Cercado de Guamanga San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga
Guanta Huanta
Andahuaylas Andahuaylas
Lucanas Villa de San Juan
Parinacochas Parinacochas
Anco Anco
Vilcashuamán / Cangallo Cangallo

Intendants

The governors (intendants) were: [4]

See also

References

  1. "Caracterización del departamento de Ayacucho" (PDF). BCRP .
  2. "Copia de Decreto que cambia nombre a Huamanga". Biblioteca Bicentenario . 1825-02-15.
  3. Kuong Cabello, Luis E. (1982). Retazos de la Historia de Moquegua (in Spanish). Universidad de Moquegua. p. 67.
  4. de Mendiburu, Manuel (1890). Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú (in Spanish). Vol. 8. J. F. Solis. p. 415.