Tacna Prefecture
Prefectura de Tacna
Intendencia de Tacna
The building in 2018
Alternative namesTacna Intendancy
General information
StatusDestroyed
LocationTacna, Peru
Construction started1905
Completed1909
Destroyed30 October 2008
OwnerGovernment of Peru (since 1929)
Government of Chile (1905–1929)
Technical details
Floor count2

The Tacna Prefecture, also known as the Tacna Intendancy, is a building located in the homonymous city in Peru. It was built and used by Chile under its administration of its former Tacna Province until its return to Peru in 1929.

History

The building under Chilean administration.

The building was built between 1905 and 1909, as originally indicated on the top of the building. It was built based on quarry stone extracted from the Arunta and Intiorko hills. During the Chilean administration, the Coat of arms of Chile was carved in the sector located on Blondell Street.

The prefecture was known as the Intendancy (since it was where the office of the intendants of Tacna was located) and was also a prison, the Court of Appeals, the Court of First Instance, the main administration of the Post Office, among other faculties associated with the political authority of Chile in the region.

When Tacna rejoined Peru in 1929, the building continued to be used for administrative purposes by the new Peruvian administration. The building's façade, was changed, with changes including the removal of the Chilean shield and the inscription that showed the date of the construction of the enclosure. In that place of the building the Coat of arms of Peru was built with the same material, in addition, the text "Correo" was replaced by "Gobernación".

The building of the Prefecture of Tacna was declared a historical monument of Peru on August 24, 1980, during the government of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.[1]

Fire

On October 30, 2008, in the context of the protests against the Mining Canon Law, there were blockades and destruction of state premises and public entities in the city. Hundreds of demonstrators took over the facilities of the Government of Tacna, and the governor, Raúl Urbiola Hani, fled through the back of the building climbing walls to escape the mob.

The group of people who were protesting in front of the prefecture's premises set fire to a piece of furniture. The fire destroyed everything that was inside the second and first floors, leaving it in its current state of ruins and of which only the façade built with stonemasonry remains.[1][2]

Reconstruction

To this day, the Peruvian Government has not rebuilt the property. The Ministry of Culture made three observations to the proposal of the Provincial Municipality of Tacna, indicating that the original internal infrastructure must be maintained despite the fact that it collapsed.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tacna: A 12 años del "Tacnazo", sede de la prefectura aún no es reconstruida". RPP Noticias. 2020-10-30.
  2. ↑ "A casi 4 años, la Gobernación de Tacna aún no es reconstruida". RPP Noticias. 2012-07-03.
  3. ↑ Velasquez, Sofia (2018-06-16). "Tacna: Ministerio de Cultura evaluará reconstrucción del edificio de la Prefectura". La República.

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