Governorate of Maynas (1822–1825)
| Maynas | |||||||||
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| Governorate of Peru | |||||||||
| 1822–1825 | |||||||||
| Capital | Moyobamba | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1822–1824 | Damián Yépez | ||||||||
• 1824–1825 | Damián Najar | ||||||||
| Historical era | Independence of Peru | ||||||||
• Supreme Decree | 26 April 1822 | ||||||||
• Incorporated | 1825 | ||||||||
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Maynas, administered semi-officially as the Governorate of Maynas (Spanish: Gobernación de Maynas) and additionally referred in 1822 to as the Department of Quijos and Maynas (Spanish: Departamento de Quijos y Maynas) or in 1824 as the Province of Maynas (Spanish: Provincia de Maynas), was a territorial possession of Peru, originally incorporated into the country when it was the Protectorate of Peru. It existed from its accession into Peru in 1822 until 1825, when it was incorporated into the Department of Trujillo.