Peruvian Republic (1837)
Secessionist state in western South America from October to November 1837 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Peru's name until 1979, the Republic of North Peru, or the secessionist state based in Lima.
The Peruvian Republic was a state that declared itself independent from the Peru–Bolivian Confederation in 1837 under the nominal leadership of Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente as Supreme Chief of Peru.[1]
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Peruvian Republic República Peruana | |||||||||
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1837–1837 | |||||||||
Motto: Firme y feliz por la Unión | |||||||||
Anthem: National Anthem of Peru | |||||||||
Capital | Lima (de jure) Arequipa (de facto) | ||||||||
Government | Unitary presidential republic | ||||||||
Supreme Chief | |||||||||
• 17 October–17 November, 1837 | Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente | ||||||||
Historical era | War of the Confederation | ||||||||
• Proclaimed | October 17, 1837 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | November 17, 1837 | ||||||||
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This ephemeral state, although it claimed the entire territory of Peru, barely had control over Arequipa, and saw its end when its troops were cornered by the Confederate Army, and forced to sign the Paucarpata Peace Treaty.