Tarapacá Department (Peru)
Department of Tarapacá Departamento de Tarapacá | |||||||||
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Department of Peru | |||||||||
1878–1883 | |||||||||
Tarapacá Department in 1894 | |||||||||
Capital | Tarapacá | ||||||||
Demonym | Tarapacan (en) Tarapaqueño/a (es) | ||||||||
Historical era | Prelude to the War of the Pacific | ||||||||
• Established | 17 August 1878 | ||||||||
20 October 1883 | |||||||||
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Today part of | Chile |
Tarapacá was a
History
The department was located in
In 1600, parcels Lluta, Arica, Azapa, Tarapacá were handed over to Pedro Mesia Cordova, who then handed over the valleys of Tácana and Sama.
In 1612 Pope Paolo V authorizes the establishment of the Diocese of Arequipa in which were seven jurisdictions including the district of San Marcos Arica comprising the regions of Tacna, Tarata, Sama, Ilabaya, Locumba, Putina and Tarapacá.
By 1777 the village of Arica was composed of Ilo, Tacna, Arica, Iquique, Pica, Ilabaya, Tarata, Codpa.
In 1837, the
In 1841, under
In 1868, Tarapacá Province was separated from the department of Moquegua under the name of "Litoral Province" on December 1.[2]
On August 17, 1878, the Department of Tarapacá was established, replacing the Litoral Province of the same name.[3] After the War of the Pacific, the territory was occupied by Chile, and the Treaty of Ancón was signed on October 20, 1883. The territory was formally integrated into Chile on October 31, 1884.[4]
Administrative divisions
Tarapacá was divided into two provinces:
Province | Capital | Districts | Current Administrative Unit |
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Tarapacá Province | Tarapacá |
Tarapacá, Mamiña, Chiapa, Sibayo and Camiña | Tarapacá Region |
Iquique Province | Iquique | Pisagua, Iquique, Patillos, Pica | Iquique Province |
See also
References
- Congress of Peru. 1837-04-25.
- Congress of Peru.
- Congress of Peru.
- ISBN 9563533178.
External links
- En la Memoria y en la Historia, a paper reflecting on the cultural and historical loss that Peru suffered with the territorial loss of Arica, Iquique and Tarapacá.