Department of Tarma

The Department of Tarma was a short-lived department of the Protectorate of Peru that existed from 1821 to 1823, when it was annexed into the Department of Huánuco.

History

On February 12, 1821, by mandate of the so-called Reglamento Provisional, the Department of Tarma was created in Huaura, integrated on the basis of the Intendancy of Tarma, a territorial district of the viceroyalty of Peru. The new department was only made up of the provinces of Tarma and Jauja since the northern provinces of the old intendancies were grouped in the Department of Huaylas. The city of Tarma remained the capital of this department. The political foundation of this demarcation was carried out by José de San Martín.
On November 4, 1823, during the government of José Bernardo de Tagle, the union of the territories of the departments of Tarma and Huaylas was established, naming it the "department of Huánuco", precursor of the current department of the same name. This decision marked the end of this constituency. However, that territory would return to exist as an autonomous district shortly after.
In effect, after two years and nine months, the dictator Simón Bolívar by Decree Law of September 13, 1825 ordered the separation of the provinces of Huaylas, Conchucos and Cajatambo and would change the name the department, baptizing it as the "Department of Junín", as a tribute to the battle won against the royalist army in these areas that belonged at that time to the constituency of Tarma. Later, the wealth of Cerro de Pasco influenced this city to prevail as the head of the department.