Department of Amazonas (Peru–Bolivian Confederation)
| Department of Amazonas Departamento de Amazonas | |||||||||
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| Department of North Peru | |||||||||
| 1836–1839 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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Amazonas within North Peru | |||||||||
| Capital | Chachapoyas | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| Prefect | |||||||||
• 1836–1839 | Damián Najar | ||||||||
| Historical era | Confederation | ||||||||
• Established | 1836 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1839 | ||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||
| • Constituent country | North Peru | ||||||||
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The Department of Amazonas (Spanish: Departamento de Amazonas) was a department of North Peru, a constituent country of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, which existed from 1836 to 1839. Created alongside the confederate state, its capital was Chachapoyas.