Tarija Department (Peru–Bolivian Confederation)
| Tarija Department Departamento de Tarija | |||||||||
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| Department of Bolivia | |||||||||
| 1836–1839 | |||||||||
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Tarija within Bolivia | |||||||||
| Capital | Tarija | ||||||||
| Historical era | Confederation | ||||||||
• Established | 1836 | ||||||||
| 1837–1839 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 1839 | ||||||||
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| • Constituent country | Bolivia | ||||||||
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Tarija Department (Spanish: Departamento de Tarija) was a department of Bolivia, a constituent country of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, with its capital in Tarija. A territory disputed between the Confederations of Peru–Bolivia and Argentina, it led to armed conflict in 1837, part of the broader War of the Confederation.