francisco pizarro, known as the spanish conquistador of peru, in 1538 granted the right to collect taxes in the area within what is now the province of huaraz to his subordinate sebastián de torres. alonso de santoyo founded on 20 january 1574 a hispanic indigenous reduction (reducción hispano indígena) with the name of pampa huarás de san sebastián, with 14 quarters. later its political creation, dated on 12 february 1821, while general josé de san martín was staying in huaura (city north from lima) founded 4 departments, including huaylas as one of them, with its capital, the city of caraz. finally on 1857, it was split in two, giving birth to the new young province of huaraz with its capital, the nowadays, city of huaraz.