Intendancy of Arequipa

Intendencia de Arequipa
Intendancy of the Spanish Empire
1784–1824
Coat of arms of Intendancy of Arequipa
Coat of arms

The intendancy within Peru in 1810
CapitalArequipa
Government
Intendant 
• 1784–1786
José Menéndez (first)
• 1816–1824
Juan Bautista [es] (last)
Historical eraViceroyalty of Peru
• Established
1784
• Dissolved
December 1824
Subdivisions
 • TypePartidos
 • UnitsSee relevant section
Succeeded by
Department of Arequipa

The Intendancy of Arequipa (Spanish: Intendencia de Arequipa), also known informally as Arequipa Province (Spanish: Provincia de Arequipa), was one of the territorial divisions of the Viceroyalty of Peru, ruled from the city of Arequipa and under the jurisdiction of the Bishopric of Arequipa. It existed from 1784 to 1824, receiving the news of the result of the Battle of Ayacucho in late December of the same year.

History

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Created in 1784, the intendancy was under the jurisdiction of the Real Audiencia of Lima until the city's occupation by José de San Martín in the 1820s, when it was transferred to the Real Audiencia of Cuzco [es].[1]

The intendancy was phased out starting on April 26, 1822, when the Department of Arequipa was created by José de San Martín as part of his new protectorate,[2] with Francisco de Paula Otero [es] as its leader. Despite this establishment, the patriot governments' armies of Peru, Colombia and Chile were subsequently defeated by the royalist troops of Valentín Ferraz y Barrau and Antonio Tur y Berrueta [es] in the Battle of Arequipa [es] of October 8, 1823.[3] After the royalist capitulation at the Battle of Ayacucho on December 9, 1824, the news reached the intendancy later that month, with Pío de Tristán being chosen as interim viceroy until the Peruvian troops reached the city.[4]

Subdivisions

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The intendancy was divided into seven partidos.[5]

Partido Head (city of government)
Arequipa Ciudad de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora del Valle Hermoso de Arequipa
Cailloma Caylloma
Condesuyos Chuquibamba
Camaná Villa de San Miguel de Ribera
Moquegua Villa de Santa Catalina de Guadalcázar del Valle de Moquegua
Arica Ciudad de San Marcos de Arica
Tarapacá San Lorenzo de Tarapacá

Intendants

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The Governors (intendants) who ruled the intendancy of Arequipa were:[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tormo Camallonga, Carlos (2022). "La formación teórica y práctica de los letrados de Arequipa. entre el Colegio Seminario de San Gerónimo y la audiencia de Cuzco (ss. XVIII-XIX)" [The theoretical and practical training of Arequipa lawyers. Between the College Seminary of San Geronimo and the audience of Cuzco (ss. XVIII-XIX)]. Revista de estudios histórico-jurídicos (44). Valparaíso. doi:10.4067/S0716-54552022000100741 – via SciELO.
  2. ^ "Arequipa cautiva con sus notables atractivos turísticos en su bicentenario departamental". Andina. 2022-04-26.
  3. ^ Peralta, Pedro; Villanueva, Alonso (2023). Documentos sobre la Guerra de Independencia: Puertos Intermedios (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Empresa de Generación Eléctrica del Sur S.A. p. 17. ISBN 978-612-49528-0-7.
  4. ^ Condori, Víctor (2022-08-12). "La jura de la independencia en la ciudad de Arequipa". Encuentro.pe.
  5. ^ Kuong Cabello, Luis E. (1982). Retazos de la Historia de Moquegua (in Spanish). Universidad de Moquegua. p. 67.
  6. ^ de Mendiburu, Manuel (1876). Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú (in Spanish). Vol. 1. p. 415.