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North Peruvian Republic
Origins
Following the creation of the South Peruvian Republic, an assembly of the northern departments, including Lima, La Libertad and Junín, met at Huaura in August 1836 and created the North Peruvian Republic. Luis José de Orbegoso, who had invited Andrés de Santa Cruz into Peru, became its president.
Rule and society
The republic joined the Peru-Bolivian Confederation under Santa Cruz as Supreme Protector. Many Lima elites resented what they saw as Bolivian domination and the division of Peru, and Peruvian exiles in Chile campaigned against it. In 1838, as a Chilean expedition advanced, Orbegoso broke with Santa Cruz and declared the North Peruvian Republic independent of the confederation, but was defeated by the Chileans outside Lima.
Decline and legacy
After the battle of Yungay in January 1839 ended the confederation, Agustín Gamarra restored a unified Republic of Peru. Orbegoso went into exile, and a constitution adopted at Huancayo in 1839 strengthened central government. The episode deepened the rivalry between Peru and Chile.
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- North Peruvian Republic was part of Peru-Bolivian Confederation1836 CE – 1839 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). North Peruvian Republic. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/north-peruvian-republic
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