{{Short description|Department of Peru (1821–1823; 1835–1836)}} {{Infobox former subdivision | native_name = Departamento de Huaylas | subdivision = [[Regions of Peru|Department]] | nation = [[Protectorate of Peru|Peru]] | title_leader = [[President (government title)|President]] | leader1 = [[Toribio de Luzuriaga]] <small>(first)</small> | year_leader1 = 1821–1822 | leader2 = | year_leader2 = | leader3 = | year_leader3 = | capital = [[Huaraz]] | political_subdiv = <!-- Accepts wikilinks --> | year_start = 1821 | year_end = 1823 | event_start = [[Reglamento Provisional|Established]] | date_start = 12 February | event_end = Merged | date_end = 4 November | event_post = Reestablished | date_post = 1835 | era = [[Independence of Peru]] | image_flag = <!-- Default: Flag of {{{common_name}}}.svg --> | image_coat = | symbol_type = | image_map = Provincias del departamento de Huaylas.png | image_map_caption = Department of Huaylas (1821-1823) | p1 = Intendancy of Tarma | flag_p1 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg | s1 = Department of Huánuco (1823–1825){{!}}Department of Huánuco | flag_s1 = Flag of Peru (1822–1825).svg | Divisions = [[Provinces of Peru|Provinces]] | DivisionsNames = {{Collapsible list | title = See list | 1 = [[Huaylas Province|Huaylas]] | 2 = [[Cajatambo Province|Cajatambo]] | 3 = {{ill|Conchucos Province|es|Provincia de Conchucos|lt=Conchucos}} | 4 = [[Huamalies Province|Huamalies]] | 5 = [[Huánuco Province|Huánuco]]}} | common_name = }} The '''Department of Huaylas''' ({{langx|es|Departamento de Huaylas}}) was a short-lived [[Regions of Peru|department]] of the [[Protectorate of Peru]] that existed from 1821 to 1823, when it was annexed into the [[Department of Huánuco (1823–1825)|Department of Huánuco]]. It was later reestablished in 1835 and incorporated as a department of the [[Peru–Bolivian Confederation]], being dissolved in 1839 along with the state.
==History== On February 12, 1821, by order of the so-called ''[[Reglamento Provisional]]'' in [[Huaura]], the department was created, integrated by the provinces of [[Huaylas Province|Huaylas]], [[Cajatambo Province|Cajatambo]], {{ill|Conchucos Province|es|Provincia de Conchucos|lt=Conchucos}}, [[Huamalies Province|Huamalíes]] and [[Huánuco Province|Huánuco]] and with its capital in [[Huaraz|Huarás]]. Its first president was [[Toribio de Luzuriaga]], with governor of Huaraz, Juan de Mata Arnao y García, ceding his office to him three months later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bicentenario.gob.pe/bicentenario-huaraz/ |title=29 de noviembre: conmemoramos 200 años de independencia en Huaraz |date=2020-11-28 |website=[[Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru|Bicentenario del Perú]]}}</ref> The political foundation of this demarcation was executed by the [[José de San Martín]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=202 AÑOS de la promulgación del REGLAMENTO PROVISIONAL expedida por GRAL. DON JOSE DE SAN MARTIN en la ciudad de HUAURA |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/munihuaura-huaura/noticias/698734-202-anos-de-la-promulgacion-del-reglamento-provisional-expedida-por-gral-don-jose-de-san-martin-en-la-ciudad-de-huaura |date=2023-02-10 |work=[[Gob.pe]]}}</ref>
However, on November 4, 1823, the government of [[José Bernardo de Tagle]] decided to unite the territories of the departments of Huaylas and [[Department of Tarma|Tarma]], giving it the name "[[Department of Huánuco (1823–1825)|department of Huánuco]]."<ref name=Oviedo>{{Cite book |title=Colección de Leyes, Decretos y Órdenes de 1821 a 1859. |last=Oviedo |first=Juan}}</ref> Santa reintegrates into [[Department of Lima|Lima]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Hirka. Revista regional de cultura |year=2010 |pages=4 |language=es |volume=7 |issue=24}}</ref>
On September 13, 1825, the department of Huánuco changed its name to that of [[Department of Junín|Junín]], by decree signed by [[Hipólito Unanue]], Juan Salazar and {{ill|José de Larrea y Loredo|es|lt=José de Larrea}}, to honor [[Simón Bolívar]]'s [[Battle of Junín|victory]] over the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name=Oviedo/> It included the provinces of Cajatambo, Lower Conchucos (Piscobamba), Upper Conchucos (Huari), Huamalies, Huaylas, Pasco, Jauja and Tarma.
In 1835, years after its dissolution, it was again established by president [[Felipe Santiago Salaverry]], excluding the province of Huari.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Por la unidad de Áncash |url=https://diariodechimbote.com/2024/02/26/por-la-unidad-de-ancash/ |last=Quito Revello |first=Walter Miguel |work=Diario de Chimbote}}</ref> After the establishment of the [[Peru–Bolivian Confederation]], it was [[Department of Huaylas (Peru–Bolivian Confederation)|incorporated]] into the new state until its dissolution in 1839, when it became the [[department of Ancash]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ancash.com/region-ancash/historia.html |title=Reseña histórica de la región Ancash |website=Ancash.com}}</ref>
Since 1910, local historians have advocated the return of the name ''Huaylas'', the original name given to Ancash by San Martín.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Cómo resurge una Provincia Bolivariana |last=Neyra Valverde |first=Elmer Félix |publisher=Elmer Neyra Valverde |year=2013 |isbn=978-612-00-1099-0 |language=es}}</ref>
==See also== *[[Intendancy of Tarma]] *[[Department of Ancash]]
==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Former subdivisions of Peru]] [[Category:Departments of Peru|Huaylas]] [[Category:1821 establishments in Peru]]