The Constitution of 1823, the provinces and the indigenous people of Peru: the case of Huaylas

Salazar Mejía J.A. · Desde el Sur (2024) · DOI: 10.21142/des-1602-2024-0024

Resumen

Amid the struggle for independence and at the initiative of San Martin, Peru elected the deputies who wrote its first Constitution. How was the participation of the people of the interior in this process? This article aims to answer this question based on the case study of the intervention of the department of Huaylas. According to the documentary analysis, it is observed that its call generated great expectations in the provinces, especially among the indigenous people of Huaylas who proposed a reinvention of Tahuantinsuyo as a third alternative to the form of government to be approved. In conclusion, the natives of Huaylas negotiated their participation in the independence struggle with Luzuriaga in 1821, supported Riva Agüero, and joined the Liberation Army of Simón Bolívar between 1823 and 1824 so they could obtain their claims. All of these, even when they were not considered citizens by the Cons-titution.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos