Santiago de Chuco Province

Infobox Province Peru
region = La Libertad
founded = November 3, 1900
cofarms =
province = Santiago de Chuco
capital = Santiago de Chuco
pop = 57,526 (2005 census)
density = 21.6
area = 2,658.96
districts = 8
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ubigeo = 1310
mayor = The Santiago de Chuco Province is one of 12 provinces of the La Libertad Region in Peru.

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

* Angasmarca
* Cachicadán
* Mollebamba
* Mollepata
* Quiruvilca
* Santa Cruz de Chuca
* Santiago de Chuco
* Sitabamba

History

On July 23rd, 1610; a group of immigrants were allowed to found a village, which would serve as capital city, and as headquarters for both mining related and wheat sowing activities. Among Santiago de Chuco "Founding Fathers" who arrived first in Andaymarca, we can find Captain Don Diego de la Serna, immigrants Domingo Pérez de Vásquéz, José de Pelaez, Lino Benítes de los Niños, Miguel de Estremadura, Rodrigo de los Bejarano, Fernando de Alva, García de Paredes, Lorenzo de Alcántara, Juan Bautista de Ruiz and the priest Francisco de Asís Centurión, who was born in Santiago de Compostela, and this last, was the one who got "Santiago, El Mayor" to become the main saint of the town.

On July 25th, 1610; in front of and altar which was set in a place named "Picchi-Paccha", a Thanks Giving mass was celebrated, and next "The Foundation First Stone" was placed. Then, the distribution of lands for houses building took place, the architectural design of the city and church were bordered. The City Church would be later inaugurated on July 25th, 1616. In this same year, the town was given its current and definitive name, Santiago de Chuco, by the Peruvian government at the time.

On 1863, the congressman for Huamachuco, don Manuel Natividad Porras, filed the Bill for granting the Provincehood Status, to Santiago de Chuco District. The Bill didn't make it at the beginning because of don Manuel Natividad Porras' sudden death. On November 3rd, 1900, due to congressman Tomás Ganoza Cavero's support (who carried on with Manuel Porras work), the president Eduardo López de Romaña, passed the Bill which granted the Santiago de Chuco District, Provincehood Status.

Capital

The capital of this province is the city of Santiago de Chuco.

ee also

*La Libertad Region
*Peru