{{refimprove|date=February 2024}} {{Short description|Department of Peru (1821–1823)}} {{Infobox former subdivision | native_name = Departamento de Tarma | subdivision = [[Regions of Peru|Department]] | nation = [[Protectorate of Peru|Peru]] | title_leader = [[President (government title)|President]] | leader1 = {{ill|Francisco de Paula Otero|es}} | year_leader1 = 1821–? <small>(first)</small> | leader2 = | year_leader2 = | leader3 = | year_leader3 = | capital = [[Tarma]] | 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 | event1 = | date_event1 = | event2 = | date_event2 = | era = [[Independence of Peru]] | image_flag = <!-- Default: Flag of {{{common_name}}}.svg --> | image_coat = | symbol_type = | image_map = Provincias del departamento de Tarma.png | image_map_caption = Department of Tarma (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 = [[Tarma Province|Tarma]] | 2 = [[Jauja Province|Jauja]]}} | common_name = }} The '''Department of Tarma''' ({{langx|es|Departamento de Tarma}}) 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]].
==History== On February 12, 1821, by mandate of the so-called ''[[Reglamento Provisional]]'', the Department of Tarma was created in [[Huaura]], integrated on the basis of the [[Intendancy of Tarma]], a territorial district of the [[viceroyalty of Peru]]. The new department was only made up of the provinces of [[Tarma Province|Tarma]] and [[Jauja Province|Jauja]] since the northern provinces of the old intendancies (Conchucos, Huaylas, Huamalíes, Huánuco and Cajatambo) were grouped in the [[Department of Huaylas]]. The city of [[Tarma]] remained the capital of this department. The political foundation of this demarcation was carried out by [[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>
On November 4, 1823, during the government of [[José Bernardo de Tagle]], the union of the territories of the departments of Tarma and Huaylas was established, naming it the "[[Department of Huánuco (1823–1825)|department of Huánuco]]", precursor of the [[Department of Huánuco|current department of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Colección de Leyes, Decretos y Órdenes de 1821 a 1859. |last=Oviedo |first=Juan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Hirka. Revista regional de cultura |year=2010 |pages=4 |language=es |volume=7 |issue=24}}</ref> This decision marked the end of this constituency. However, that territory would return to exist as an autonomous district shortly after.
In effect, after two years and nine months, the dictator [[Simón Bolívar]] by Decree Law of September 13, 1825 ordered the separation of the provinces of Huaylas, Conchucos and Cajatambo (with which he created the department of Huaylas again) and would change the name the department, baptizing it as the "[[Department of Junín]]", as a tribute to [[Battle of Junín|the battle]] won against the [[Royal Army of Peru|royalist army]] in these areas that belonged at that time to the constituency of Tarma. Later, the wealth of [[Cerro de Pasco]] influenced this city to prevail as the head of the department.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://munitarma.gob.pe/web/index.php/municipalidad/ |title=Historia de Tarma |website=[[Tarma Province|Municipalidad Provincial de Tarma]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016045804/https://munitarma.gob.pe/web/index.php/municipalidad/ |archive-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>
==See also== *[[Intendancy of Tarma]] *[[Department of Junín]]
==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Former subdivisions of Peru]] [[Category:Departments of Peru|Tarma]] [[Category:1821 establishments in Peru]]