Federal State of Loreto

Federal State of Loreto
Estado Federal de Loreto (Spanish)
1896
Loreto within Peru in 1896
Loreto within Peru in 1896
StatusUnrecognised self-proclaimed federated state within Peru
CapitalIquitos
Official languagesSpanish
Demonym(s)Loretan
Governmentde facto autonomous federated state
Historical eraAristocratic Republic
• Beginning of the Loretan Insurrection
2 May 1896
• Defeat of Loretan forces
10 July 1896
CurrencyPeruvian sol
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Department of Loreto
Department of Loreto

The Federal State of Loreto[a] was an unrecognised self-proclaimed federated state within Peru, that was proclaimed on 2 May 1896 during the Loretan Insurrection. It was formed from the Department of Loreto and existed as de facto autonomous region of the county. It was dissolved on 10 July 1896, after the rebellion was crushed by Peruvian forces. The state was proclaimed in order to gain more autonomy for the region as well as to reform Peru into a federal state. Its capital was Iquitos.[1][2]


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  1. ^ Frederica Barclay Rey de Castro, El Estado Federal de Loreto, 1896
  2. ^ James B. Minahan, Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition, p. 248.