Republic of North Peru
The Republic of Northern Peru (Spanish: República Nor- Peruana ) was one of the three Republics of the short-lived Peruvian- Bolivian Confederation. It existed from 1836 to 1839 capital. Was Lima.
History
The state arose as a result of the Bolivian occupation of Peru. Thus, the Bolivian President Andrés Santa Cruz had made in the fight against Agustín Gamarra and Felipe Santiago de Salaverry behind the Peruvian caudillo Luís Orbegoso and used military support to occupy large parts of Peru. On August 15, 1836 Santa Cruz marched into Lima. In preparation for a Peruvian- Bolivian Confederation, he was the political structure of Peru rearrange and divided the country into two republics. On March 17, 1836 the Republic of South Peru founded by General Ramón Herrera Rodado from the four southern provinces of Peru. The remaining provinces joined on 6 August 1836 in Huánuco under the government of Luís de Orbego the Republic of North Peru together. This comprised about 2 /3 of the area of Peru in the border before 1836 and had a population of 700000-830000 inhabitants. On October 28, 1836 North Peru united with southern Peru and Bolivia to the Confederación Perú - Boliviana. During the Peruvian- Bolivian Konföderationskrieges Luís Orbegoso said on July 30, 1838 unilaterally the independence of northern Peru from the Confederacy, but not to leave the war against Chile. The Republic of North Peru was resolved finally on August 25, 1839 resolution of the Confederacy and the declaration of re- independence of the reunited Peru. To the President of the Peruvian general Agustín Gamarra was elected on the 24th of February.
President of the Republic of North Peru
- General Luis Orbegoso (August 21, 1837 - July 30, 1838, Provisional President to September 1, 1838)
- General José de la Riva Agüero (August 1, 1838 - February 24, 1839 )
Territorial outline
Northern Peru consisted of the northern four provinces of Peru before 1836. This territorial organization was maintained later on. Contemporary literature calls occasionally only three provinces, as the Amazonian province ( called Pampas ) was inhabited by Europeans almost unexplored and almost exclusively by indigenous peoples.