TRUJILLO

Trujillo is a Peruvian city, capital of the homonymous province and the department of La
Libertad. It is the third most populous city in the country with 1,088,300 inhabitants in the
year 2021. It is located on the Peruvian North Coast on the right bank of the Moche River,
in the Moche Valley. The metropolitan area, of which it is a part, extends over 1084 km² and
is made up of 9 districts.
At an industrial level, it is recognized as a center for the production of leather and footwear,
as well as an important agribusiness hub. The city has traditionally been characterized by
its varied commercial activity at the regional and national levels, being an obligatory point of
passage for the north coast of the country and with provinces that connect to Ancash and
Cajamarca, an importance that was recognized since
colonial Tim
The site on which this urban nucleus is located was
founded by Diego de Almagro, at the end of 1534,
under the name of "Trujillo de Nueva Castilla" (original
spelling: Truxillo [citation needed]). This act was made
official on March 5, 1535 with the installation of its first
town hall, in charge of the Marquis Francisco Pizarro,
under the name "Villa de Trujillo", in honor of his native
Trujillo. [18] [19] On November 23, 1537, by means of
a royal certificate issued by Carlos V, it was renamed
"Ciudad de Trujillo".
During colonial times the city functioned as the capital
of the
Intendancy and the corregimiento of the same
name.[20] It was one of the first cities in the
country to have a once independent court of
justice.[13] The city functioned as provisional seat
of government on two occasions, in 1823 and
1824 by decree of Simón Bolívar.[21][22] In 1932
it was the focus of the Trujillo Revolution as a
result of the adverse situation of the haciendas
surrounding the northern capital. [23][24] In 1996
it was the venue for the VIII Meeting of the
Andean Presidential Council in the framework of
which the "Act of Trujillo" was signed, with which
the current Andean Community and the Andean
Integration System were created.
about the independence of Peru took place in the city of Lima due to the political influences
that inhabited it, the discussion in Trujillo had more evident manifestations. Thus, after the
election of the Peruvian representatives to the Cortes of Cádiz in 1812, the main
personalities of Trujillo had a marked pro-independence trend.
After the landing of General
José de San Martín in Paracas
in September 1820, the mayor
of the city, José Bernardo de
Tagle, received a letter from
San Martín dated November
20, 1820, inviting him to join
the emancipatory cause.62

Trujillo was the first Peruvian

city to complete the process of
independence from Spain,
fulfilling the necessary acts for
that purpose 63 that took place
between December 24, 1820
and January 6, 1821.

On December 29, 1820, at the headquarters of the town hall that was chaired by José
Cabero y Muñoz, the act of independence of Trujillo was signed. Later, before an open
council meeting in the Plaza de Armas of the city, José Bernardo de Tagle pronounced
these words:

My people. We have just proclaimed and sworn the independence of Trujillo. From
this moment and by the unanimous will of the people, Trujillo is free... I place our fate
and that of the people under the protection of heaven. Long live the country! Live the
independence!
In this way the independence of Trujillo was proclaimed, proceeding to lower the Spanish
flag and raise the flag of Peru for the first time. On January 6, 1821, the city council
proceeded to swear independence and sign the Oath Act that is preserved in the Regional
Archive of La Libertad.