Peruvian Republic (1838–1839)
Peruvian Republic República Peruana | |||||||||
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| 1838–1839 | |||||||||
| Motto: Firme y feliz por la Unión | |||||||||
| Anthem: National Anthem of Peru | |||||||||
The Peruvian Republic in 1838. Area controlled by Peru
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| Capital and largest city | Lima | ||||||||
| Official languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic | ||||||||
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• July 30, 1838 – August 21, 1838 | Luis José de Orbegoso | ||||||||
| Historical era | War of the Confederation | ||||||||
• Secession | July 30, 1838 | ||||||||
| August 21, 1838 | |||||||||
• Autonomous country within the Confederation | October 20, 1838 | ||||||||
| August 25, 1839 | |||||||||
| Currency | Peruvian real | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Peru Brazil Colombia Ecuador | ||||||||
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The Peruvian Republic was a state that seceded from the Peru–Bolivian Confederation in 1838 under the leadership of General Luis Orbegoso.
Its territory comprised the totality of North Peru, which by a majority of votes proclaimed itself independent of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation. This was not accepted by the Confederation, however, and both countries went to war during the War of the Confederation. After Orbegoso and Santa Cruz reached an agreement, the country ceased to exist as a sovereign state on October 20, 1838 and instead became an autonomous republic within the confederation until its defeat by Agustín Gamarra and his United Restoration Army in 1839.