Peruvian_Republic_(1838–1839)
Peruvian Republic (1838–1839)
Secessionist state in western South America from July to August 1838
The Peruvian Republic[lower-alpha 1] 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.