[2] With the victory of Orbegoso, the Fundamental Law of 1837 in Tacna, with approval of the self-proclaimed supreme protector Andrés de Santa Cruz, recognized Amazonas as a founding department of the Confederation.

[2] Its sole representative, with the title of prefect, was Damián Nájar, who had previously acted as the governor of Maynas, as well as military commander of the same area.

[3] Nájar, originally from Guayaquil,[4] was also elected deputy for Congress, alongside José Modesto Vega and Manuel Castro.

[1] The governor was obliged to elect representatives of his department to participate in the Huaura assemblies, which were ordered by the president of the northern Peruvian State.

[1] The department was part of Luis José de Orbegoso's secessionist Peruvian Republic, declared in 1838.