Intendancy of Trujillo

The Intendancy of Trujillo (Spanish: Intendencia de Trujillo, formerly Truxillo),^[1] also known informally as Trujillo Province (Spanish: Provincia de Trujillo (Truxillo)), was one of the territorial divisions of the Viceroyalty of Peru. This territory was ruled from the city of Trujillo, located in La Libertad Region. It was created in 1784 and lasted until 12 February 1821 when General Jose de San Martin created the Department of Trujillo through the Reglamento Provisional to replace it in the new Republic of Peru.^[2]

Intendencia de Truxillo
Intendancy of the Spanish Empire
1784–1821
Coat of arms
The intendancy within Peru in 1810
Capital	Trujillo
Government
Intendant
• 1784–1791	Fernando de Saavedra
• 1791–1820	Vicente Gil de Taboada
• 1820–1821	José Bernardo de Tagle
Historical era	Viceroyalty of Peru
• Established	1784
• Independence	29 December 1820
• Disestablished	12 February 1821
Subdivisions
• Type	Partidos
• Units	See relevant section

Subdivisions

The Trujillo Intendancy was divided into the following 7 parts, called "Partidos":^[3]

Partido	Head (city of government)
Trujillo [es]	Trujillo
Piura [es]	San Miguel de Piura
Cajamarca [es]	Cajamarca
Chachapoyas [es]	San Juan de la Frontera
Saña [es]	Zaña
Pataz [es]	Pataz
Huamachuco [es]	Huamachuco

Intendants

The Governors (intendants) who ruled the intendence of Trujillo were:^[4]

• Fernando de Saavedra (1784–1791)
• Vicente Gil de Taboada (1791–1805; 1810–1820)
• Felipe del Risco (1805–1810, interim)
• José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero (1820–1821)

Independence

Plaque on the Freedom Monument in the Main Square of Trujillo city remembering the proclamation of the Independence of Trujillo by José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero

After General Jose de San Martin landed at Paracas in September 1820, the intendant José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero and the city mayor led an independence movement that culminated with the declaration of the independence of the Intendancy of Trujillo on 29 December 1820. On 12 February 1821 Jose de San Martin issued a Provisional Regulation, providing for the creation of the Department of Trujillo.^[2]

See also

• Independence Day of Trujillo
• Independence of Trujillo
• La Libertad Region