| Native Name: | Intendencia de Truxillo |
| Subdivision: | Intendancy |
| Nation: | the Spanish Empire |
| Title Leader: | Intendant |
| Leader1: | Fernando de Saavedra |
| Year Leader1: | 1784–1791 |
| Leader2: | Vicente Gil de Taboada |
| Year Leader2: | 1791–1820 |
| Leader3: | José Bernardo de Tagle |
| Year Leader3: | 1820–1821 |
| Capital: | Trujillo |
| Year Start: | 1784 |
| Year End: | 1821 |
| Event End: | Disestablished |
| Date End: | 12 February |
| Event1: | Independence |
| Date Event1: | 29 December 1820 |
| Era: | Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Image Map Caption: | The intendancy within Peru in 1810 |
| Divisions: | Partidos |
| Divisionsnames: | See relevant section |
The Intendancy of Trujillo (Spanish; Castilian: Intendencia de Trujillo, formerly Truxillo),[1] also known informally as Trujillo Province (Spanish; Castilian: Provincia de Trujillo (Truxillo)), was one of the territorial divisions of the Viceroyalty of Peru. This territory was ruled from the city of Trujillo, located in La Libertad Region. It was created in 1784 and lasted until 12 February 1821 when General Jose de San Martin created the Department of Trujillo through the Reglamento Provisional to replace it in the new Republic of Peru.[2]
The Trujillo Intendancy was divided into the following 7 parts, called "Partidos":[3]
| Partido | Head (city of government) |
|---|---|
| Trujillo | |
| San Miguel de Piura | |
| Cajamarca | |
| San Juan de la Frontera | |
| Zaña | |
| Pataz | |
| Huamachuco | |
The Governors (intendants) who ruled the intendence of Trujillo were:[4]
After General Jose de San Martin landed at Paracas in September 1820, the intendant José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero and the city mayor led an independence movement that culminated with the declaration of the independence of the Intendancy of Trujillo on 29 December 1820. On 12 February 1821 Jose de San Martin issued a Provisional Regulation, providing for the creation of the Department of Trujillo.[2]