Federal State of Loreto
Federal State of Loreto Estado Federal de Loreto (Spanish) | |||||||||
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| 1896 | |||||||||
Loreto within Peru in 1896 | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognised self-proclaimed federated state within Peru | ||||||||
| Capital | Iquitos | ||||||||
| Official languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Loretan | ||||||||
| Government | de facto autonomous federated state | ||||||||
| Leaders | |||||||||
• 1896 | Seminario y Aramburú and Mariano José Madueño | ||||||||
| Historical era | Aristocratic Republic | ||||||||
• Beginning of the Loretan Insurrection | 2 May 1896 | ||||||||
• Defeat of Loretan forces | 10 July 1896 | ||||||||
| Currency | Peruvian sol | ||||||||
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The Federal State of Loreto was an unrecognised self-proclaimed federated state within Peru, that was proclaimed on 2 May 1896 during the Loretan Insurrection. It was formed from the Department of Loreto and existed as de facto autonomous region of the county. It was dissolved on 10 July 1896, after the rebellion was crushed by Peruvian forces. The state was proclaimed in order to gain more autonomy for the region as well as to reform Peru into a federal state. Its capital was Iquitos.