The Department of the Coast () was a short-lived
department of the
Protectorate of Peru that existed from 1821 to 1823. The department's lone leader, who held the title of President, was .
History
On February 12, 1821, during the
Peruvian War of Independence, the ''
Reglamento Provisional'' was issued by
José de San Martín, serving as the country's first legal document and
constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
When these pri ...
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The document divided the territory occupied by the
Liberating Army into four departments, which included that of the Coast, north of
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
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[ On August 4 of the same year, a Provisional Statute was issued by San Martín, which formally established the Department of Lima.
The department was represented at the first Congress of Peru in 1822 by the following:]
Subdivisions
The department was divided in three provinces (''partidos'').[
]
See also
* Intendancy of Lima
References
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Former subdivisions of Peru
Costa
1821 establishments in Peru