Department of the Coast
{{Short description|Department of Peru (1821)}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
| native_name = Departamento de la Costa
| subdivision = Department
| nation = Peru
| title_leader = President
| leader1 = {{ill|Vicente Dupuy|es}}
| year_leader1 = 1821
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| capital = Huaura
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| year_start = 1821
| year_end = 1823
| event_start = Established
| date_start = 12 February
| event_end = Annexed to Lima
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| era = Independence of Peru
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| p1 = Intendancy of Lima
| flag_p1 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg
| s1 = Department of Lima
| flag_s1 = Flag of Peru (1821–1822).svg
| Divisions = Provinces
| DivisionsNames = {{Collapsible list | title = See list
| 1 = Santa
| 2 = {{ill|Chancay Province|es|Provincia de Chancay|lt=Chancay}}
| 3 = Canta}}
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The Department of the Coast ({{langx|es|Departamento de la Costa}}) was a short-lived department of the Protectorate of Peru that existed from 1821 to 1823. The department's lone leader, who held the title of President, was {{ill|Vicente Dupuy|es}}.{{Cite web |url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/70807/vicente-dupuy |title=Vicente Dupuy |website=Real Academia de la Historia |last=Las Heras Zamorano |first=Isabel Josefa}}
History
On February 12, 1821, during the Peruvian War of Independence, the Reglamento Provisional was issued by José de San Martín, serving as the country's first legal document and constitution.{{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}} The document divided the territory occupied by the Liberating Army into four departments, which included that of the Coast, north of Lima.{{Cite news |title=El aniversario del manuscrito de Huaura, la primera constitución que tuvo el Perú |url=https://elcomercio.pe/eldominical/articulos-historicos/bicentenario-el-aniversario-del-manuscrito-de-huaura-la-primera-constitucion-del-peru-noticia/ |last=Paredes Laos |first=Jorge |date=2021-02-06 |work=El Comercio}} On August 4 of the same year, a Provisional Statute was issued by San Martín, which formally established the Department of Lima.{{Cite news |title=ORDENANZA REGIONAL Nº 15: Declaran de interés y prioridad regional fijar el día 04 de agosto de 1821 como fecha de creación política de hecho de los distritos de Yauyos, Laraos, Omas, Huañec, Ayavirí, Tauripampa, Viñac y Colonia, pertenecientes a la provincia de Yauyos |url=https://busquedas.elperuano.pe/dispositivo/NL/2092257-1 |date=2022-07-01 |work=El Peruano}}
The department was represented at the first Congress of Peru in 1822 by the following:{{Cite thesis |title=Las bases del Estado Peruano y el proceso de independencia |last=Gálvez Montero |first=José Francisco |publisher=Universidad Complutense de Madrid |place=Madrid |isbn=978-84-8466-047-7 |language=es |pages=426-428}}{{Cite web |url=http://www4.congreso.gob.pe/dgp/constitucion/constituciones/Constitucion-1823.pdf |title=Constitución Política del Perú de 1823 |website=Congreso del Perú}}{{Cite web |url=http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/blog/fernandotuesta/wp-content/uploads/sites/945/2016/05/1822-1825-Constituyentes.pdf |title=Constituyentes 1822-1825 |website=Politika |last=Tuesta Soldevilla |first=Fernando}}
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| colspan="2" |Constituent Deputy
!Representative type |
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| |{{ill|Toribio Dávalos|es}} |Titular |
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| |{{ill|Cayetano Requena|es}} |Titular |
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| |{{ill|Pedro Sayán|es}} |Substitute |
The department was subsequently annexed to Lima in 1823.{{Cite journal |title=José de San Martín y el espacio político indígena. Departamento de Lima, 1821-1822 |journal=RIRA |url=https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/revistaira/article/download/26981/25247/ |last=Guarisco |first=Claudia |issue=1 |volume=8 |pages=154 |doi=10.18800/revistaira.202301.005 |year=2023 |trans-title=José de San Martín and the indigenous political space. Department of Lima, 1821-1822 |issn=2415-5896|doi-access=free }}
Subdivisions
The department was divided in three provinces (partidos).
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! Province !! Head (city of government) | |
| Santa | Santa María de la Parrilla |
| {{ill|Chancay Province|es|Provincia de Chancay|lt=Chancay}} | Chancay |
| Canta | Canta |