Atacama Province (1829–1839)
| Atacama | |||||||||
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| Littoral Province of Bolivia | |||||||||
| 1829–1839 | |||||||||
Atacama within the confederation | |||||||||
| Capital | La Mar | ||||||||
| Historical era | Confederation | ||||||||
• Created | 1 July 1829 | ||||||||
• Replaced | 26 October 1839 | ||||||||
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| • Constituent country | Bolivia | ||||||||
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The Litoral Province of Atacama (Spanish: Provincia Litoral de Atacama), also known as Atacama Province (Spanish: Provincia de Atacama), was a littoral province of Bolivia that existed from 1829 to 1839, with its capital in the port of La Mar, named after José de la Mar, who fought at the battle of Ayacucho.
Starting in 1836, as part of the Bolivian State, it was under special administration of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, since access to this territory was easier through a Peruvian port than by land through Bolivian territory.