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Huanta Province

November 10, 2023

Huanta Province is the northernmost of the eleven provinces in the Ayacucho region in Peru. The capital of the Huanta province is the city of Huanta.

Huanta
Province
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Huanta in the Ayacucho Region
CountryPeru
RegionAyacucho
CapitalHuanta
Government
 • MayorRenol Silbio Pichardo Ramos
Area
 • Total3,878.91 km2 (1,497.66 sq mi)
Elevation
2,628 m (8,622 ft)
Population
 • Total89,466
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
UBIGEO0504
Websitewww.munihuanta.gob.pe

History edit

In the colonial era, Huanta province was larger than it is currently, with traditional ties to the central sierra of Peru, and largely indigenous. The province's capital, also called Huanta, was the site of an ecclesiastical doctrina and the center of a civil administrative district, corregimiento.[1] In a royal census of 1795, Huanta province had 27,337 inhabitants, of which 10,080 (36%) were mixed-race mestizos.[2] Huanta was the site of a major rebellion (1825–28) against the newly-formed Peruvian state. The Huanta Rebellion, led by Antonio Abad Huachaca, is characterized as a monarchist rebellion. It brought together different ethnic and occupational groups in complex interactions. The peasants of Huanta, called Iquichanos, were monarchist rebels and were transformed into liberal guerrillas. They allied with Spanish officers and merchants, mestizo land owners, and priests to attack the Peruvian republic in the name of the Spanish king Ferdinand VII. It was led by Antonio Abad Huachaca, an illiterate arriero or muleteer, an occupation that brought him into contact with areas outside his home base, since mules were the primary means of hauling freight and trade goods in the colonial era.[3] The Huanta rebellion was defeated militarily, but the local leaders did not suffer the severe repression that characterized earlier rebellions, most notably the Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II.[4]

In the late twentieth century, the province the Maoist insurgency of Shining Path was active in the region. In the town of Uchuraccay eight journalists investigating the insurgency were murdered in 1983, apparently by comunero peasants. A presidential commission overseen by Mario Vargas Llosa sought to uncover the truth about the incident and produced a report.[5][6]

Geography edit

There is a wide variety of Peruvian ecological zones in Huanta province, with narrow valleys and high mountains. Ecological zones include the quechua (2300-3500m), the suni (3200-3900m), and the selva alta ("high jungle"), and the punas.[7][8][9] The Mantaro River (by west) and the Apurímac River (by northeast) delineate the boundaries of the province.

One of the highest peaks of the province is Rasuwillka at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[10]

  • Allpa Chaka
  • Aqun
  • Asiruyuq
  • Aya Wayq'u
  • Chawpi Qichqa
  • Chawpi Urqu
  • Chiri P'unqu
  • Chiri Urqu
  • Chupasqa
  • Chuqi Wiska
  • Ch'aki Qucha
  • Ch'uru Q'asa
  • Hatun Qaqa
  • Ichhu Rumi
  • Ichhu Urqu
  • Ichhu Rutuna
  • Irqi Qaqa
  • Kisu Rumi
  • Kuntur Sinqa
  • Llant'a Pallana
  • Llaqta Punta
  • Millpu Q'asa
  • Muru Qucha
  • Pampa Q'asa
  • Parqu Pampa
  • Paru Pampa
  • Parya Punta
  • Payqu Pata Urqu
  • Pirwa Qaqa
  • Pisqu Willka
  • Puka Mach'ay
  • Puka Q'asa
  • Puka Yaku
  • Pukara
  • Punta Urqu
  • Punwina Q'asa
  • Puywan Muqu
  • Qarwa Qaqa
  • Qullpa
  • Q'illu Waytayuq
  • Raqraq Q'asa Punta
  • Rumi Runtu
  • Runa Tullu
  • Sankayuniyuq
  • Saywa Urqu
  • Sinwa Q'asa
  • Supay Urqu
  • T'uturayuq
  • Uchpa Q'asa
  • Ukumariyuq
  • Wachu P'itiq
  • Wachu Qaqa
  • Wachwa Q'asa
  • Waman Pata
  • Waylla Punta
  • Wiñas Rumi
  • Wiska Ranra
  • Wisk'achayuq
  • Yana Qucha
  • Yana Urqu
  • Yana Waqra
  • Yana Willka
  • Yawri
  • Yuraq Rumi

Political division edit

The province measures 3,878.91 square kilometres (1,497.66 sq mi) and is divided into twelve districts.

  1. Huanta (Huanta)
  2. Ayahuanco (Viracochan)
  3. Huamanguilla (Huamanguilla)
  4. Iguain (Macachacra)
  5. Luricocha (Luricocha)
  6. Santillana (San José de Secce)
  7. Sivia (Sivia)
  8. Llochegua (Llochegua)
  9. Canayre (Canayre)
  10. Uchuraccay (Huaynacancha)
  11. Pucacolpa (Huallhua)
  12. Chaca (Chaca)

Ethnic groups edit

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.17%) learned to speak in childhood, 32.45% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.10% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[11]

Authorities edit

Mayors edit

  • 2019-2022: Renol Silbio Pichardo Ramos.
  • 2015-2018: Percy Abel Bermudo Valladares, Alianza Regional Ayacucho.

Archaeology edit

Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are Inka Raqay (or Allqu Willka), Kunturmarka, Marayniyuq, Mulinuyuq, Pusuquy Pata (or Ch'illiku Pampa) and Tinyaq.

Festivities edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Cavero, Luis E. Monografía de la Provincia de Huanta, vol. 1. Lima 1953.
  • Coronel Aguirre, José. "Don Manuel Jesús Urbina: creación del Colegio de Instrucción Media González Vigil y las pugnas por el Poder Local en Huanta (1910-1930)." In Libro Jubilar, 1933-1983, Comité Central Pro-Bodas de Oro del Colegio Nacional González Vigil. Huanta: Colegio Nacional González Vigil and Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga.
  • Husson, Patrick. "Guerre indienne et revolte paysanne dans la province de Huanta (Départament d'Ayacucho-Pérou) au XIXéme siecle." PhD dissertation, Université Paris IV, Sorgonne.
  • Husson, Patrick. De la Guerra a la Rebelión: Huanta siglo XIX. Cuzco: CBC 1992.
  • Méndez, Cecilia. The Plebeian Republic: The Huanta Rebellion and the Making of the Peruvian State, 1820-1850. Durham: Duke University Press 2005.

References edit

  1. ^ Cecilia Méndez, The Plebeian Republic: The Huanta Rebellion and the Making of the Peruvian State, 1820-1850. Durham: Duke University Press 2005, pp. 15-16.
  2. ^ Méndez, The Plebeian Republic, p. 18 citing Hipólito Unanue, Guía Polítical, Eclesiástica y Militar del Virreynato del Perú para el año de 1795 reprinted in Colección Documental de la Independencia del Perú, tomo 1. Los Ideólogos, comp. Jorge Arias Schreiber Petet, I:717-78.
  3. ^ Cecilia Méndez, The Plebeian Republic, p. 5.
  4. ^ Méndez, The Plebeian Republic, pp. 234-35.
  5. ^ Mario Vargas Llosa et al., Informe de la Comisión Investigadora de los Sucesos de Achuraccay. Lima: Editora Perú 1983.
  6. ^ Méndez, The Plebeian Republic, pp. 2-3.
  7. ^ Javier Pulgar Vidal, Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Perú. Lima: Editorial Universo 1972.
  8. ^ Richard Burger, Chavín and the Origins of Andean Civilization. London: Thames and Hudson 1995.
  9. ^ Méndez, The Plebeian Republic, pp. 14-15.
  10. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)
  11. ^ inei.gob.pe 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links edit

  • (in Spanish) Official web site of the Huanta Province

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November 10, 2023
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Huanta Province is the northernmost of the eleven provinces in the Ayacucho region in Peru The capital of the Huanta province is the city of Huanta HuantaProvinceFlagCoat of armsLocation of Huanta in the Ayacucho RegionCountryPeruRegionAyacuchoCapitalHuantaGovernment MayorRenol Silbio Pichardo RamosArea Total3 878 91 km2 1 497 66 sq mi Elevation2 628 m 8 622 ft Population Total89 466 Density23 km2 60 sq mi UBIGEO0504Websitewww munihuanta gob pe Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Political division 4 Ethnic groups 5 Authorities 5 1 Mayors 6 Archaeology 7 Festivities 8 See also 9 Further reading 10 References 11 External linksHistory editIn the colonial era Huanta province was larger than it is currently with traditional ties to the central sierra of Peru and largely indigenous The province s capital also called Huanta was the site of an ecclesiastical doctrina and the center of a civil administrative district corregimiento 1 In a royal census of 1795 Huanta province had 27 337 inhabitants of which 10 080 36 were mixed race mestizos 2 Huanta was the site of a major rebellion 1825 28 against the newly formed Peruvian state The Huanta Rebellion led by Antonio Abad Huachaca is characterized as a monarchist rebellion It brought together different ethnic and occupational groups in complex interactions The peasants of Huanta called Iquichanos were monarchist rebels and were transformed into liberal guerrillas They allied with Spanish officers and merchants mestizo land owners and priests to attack the Peruvian republic in the name of the Spanish king Ferdinand VII It was led by Antonio Abad Huachaca an illiterate arriero or muleteer an occupation that brought him into contact with areas outside his home base since mules were the primary means of hauling freight and trade goods in the colonial era 3 The Huanta rebellion was defeated militarily but the local leaders did not suffer the severe repression that characterized earlier rebellions most notably the Rebellion of Tupac Amaru II 4 In the late twentieth century the province the Maoist insurgency of Shining Path was active in the region In the town of Uchuraccay eight journalists investigating the insurgency were murdered in 1983 apparently by comunero peasants A presidential commission overseen by Mario Vargas Llosa sought to uncover the truth about the incident and produced a report 5 6 Geography editThere is a wide variety of Peruvian ecological zones in Huanta province with narrow valleys and high mountains Ecological zones include the quechua 2300 3500m the suni 3200 3900m and the selva alta high jungle and the punas 7 8 9 The Mantaro River by west and the Apurimac River by northeast delineate the boundaries of the province One of the highest peaks of the province is Rasuwillka at approximately 4 800 m 15 700 ft Other mountains are listed below 10 Allpa Chaka Aqun Asiruyuq Aya Wayq u Chawpi Qichqa Chawpi Urqu Chiri P unqu Chiri Urqu Chupasqa Chuqi Wiska Ch aki Qucha Ch uru Q asa Hatun Qaqa Ichhu Rumi Ichhu Urqu Ichhu Rutuna Irqi Qaqa Kisu Rumi Kuntur Sinqa Llant a Pallana Llaqta Punta Millpu Q asa Muru Qucha Pampa Q asa Parqu Pampa Paru Pampa Parya Punta Payqu Pata Urqu Pirwa Qaqa Pisqu Willka Puka Mach ay Puka Q asa Puka Yaku Pukara Punta Urqu Punwina Q asa Puywan Muqu Qarwa Qaqa Qullpa Q illu Waytayuq Raqraq Q asa Punta Rumi Runtu Runa Tullu Sankayuniyuq Saywa Urqu Sinwa Q asa Supay Urqu T uturayuq Uchpa Q asa Ukumariyuq Wachu P itiq Wachu Qaqa Wachwa Q asa Waman Pata Waylla Punta Winas Rumi Wiska Ranra Wisk achayuq Yana Qucha Yana Urqu Yana Waqra Yana Willka Yawri Yuraq RumiPolitical division editThe province measures 3 878 91 square kilometres 1 497 66 sq mi and is divided into twelve districts Huanta Huanta Ayahuanco Viracochan Huamanguilla Huamanguilla Iguain Macachacra Luricocha Luricocha Santillana San Jose de Secce Sivia Sivia Llochegua Llochegua Canayre Canayre Uchuraccay Huaynacancha Pucacolpa Huallhua Chaca Chaca Ethnic groups editThe people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent Quechua is the language which the majority of the population 67 17 learned to speak in childhood 32 45 of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0 10 using Aymara 2007 Peru Census 11 Authorities editMayors edit 2019 2022 Renol Silbio Pichardo Ramos 2015 2018 Percy Abel Bermudo Valladares Alianza Regional Ayacucho Archaeology editSome of the most important archaeological sites of the province are Inka Raqay or Allqu Willka Kunturmarka Marayniyuq Mulinuyuq Pusuquy Pata or Ch illiku Pampa and Tinyaq Festivities editLord of Maynay Our Lady of the Rosary Holy WeekSee also edit nbsp Indigenous peoples of the Americas portalAdministrative divisions of Peru Ecological zones of Peru Kachimayu Pampaqucha Yanaqucha Huamanguilla Yanaqucha Huanta Further reading editCavero Luis E Monografia de la Provincia de Huanta vol 1 Lima 1953 Coronel Aguirre Jose Don Manuel Jesus Urbina creacion del Colegio de Instruccion Media Gonzalez Vigil y las pugnas por el Poder Local en Huanta 1910 1930 In Libro Jubilar 1933 1983 Comite Central Pro Bodas de Oro del Colegio Nacional Gonzalez Vigil Huanta Colegio Nacional Gonzalez Vigil and Universidad Nacional de San Cristobal de Huamanga Husson Patrick Guerre indienne et revolte paysanne dans la province de Huanta Departament d Ayacucho Perou au XIXeme siecle PhD dissertation Universite Paris IV Sorgonne Husson Patrick De la Guerra a la Rebelion Huanta siglo XIX Cuzco CBC 1992 Mendez Cecilia The Plebeian Republic The Huanta Rebellion and the Making of the Peruvian State 1820 1850 Durham Duke University Press 2005 References edit Cecilia Mendez The Plebeian Republic The Huanta Rebellion and the Making of the Peruvian State 1820 1850 Durham Duke University Press 2005 pp 15 16 Mendez The Plebeian Republic p 18 citing Hipolito Unanue Guia Political Eclesiastica y Militar del Virreynato del Peru para el ano de 1795 reprinted in Coleccion Documental de la Independencia del Peru tomo 1 Los Ideologos comp Jorge Arias Schreiber Petet I 717 78 Cecilia Mendez The Plebeian Republic p 5 Mendez The Plebeian Republic pp 234 35 Mario Vargas Llosa et al Informe de la Comision Investigadora de los Sucesos de Achuraccay Lima Editora Peru 1983 Mendez The Plebeian Republic pp 2 3 Javier Pulgar Vidal Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Peru Lima Editorial Universo 1972 Richard Burger Chavin and the Origins of Andean Civilization London Thames and Hudson 1995 Mendez The Plebeian Republic pp 14 15 escale minedu gob pe UGEL map Huanta Province Ayacucho Region inei gob pe Archived 2013 01 27 at the Wayback Machine INEI Peru Censos Nacionales 2007External links edit in Spanish Official web site of the Huanta Province 12 56 23 S 74 14 51 W 12 93972 S 74 24750 W 12 93972 74 24750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Huanta Province amp oldid 1024486598, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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