Coleccion de los Principales Partes y Anuncios Relativos a la Campaña del Peru Desde 29 de Enero de 1821 en Que Tomó el Mando el Señor La Serna Hasta Fin de Marzo de 1824
[Lima: 1824]. [2],71pp. Modern paper boards, printed spine label. Moderate tanning. Light worming to final leaves, repaired, slightly affecting text. Good plus. Item #5668
Scarce printing of correspondence relating to the royalist military campaigns in Peru under Viceroy José de la Serna from the beginning of 1821 to early 1824. La Serna was installed as Viceroy in January 1821 following a petition of top royalist officers. He evacuated Lima and moved the colonial capital inland to Cuzco, where he set about rebuilding his army and campaigning to recapture the territory lost by his predecessors. In this, he was quite successful, and by the beginning of 1824 he had recaptured almost all of Peru and penned in Bolivar at Trujillo. The correspondence included here follows this successful portion of his generalship and provides an important, first hand accounting of events. Following this period, however, La Serna suffered his own military rebellion, and was sufficiently weakened until he lost the Battle of Ayacucho and thereby all of Peru in December 1824. OCLC locates only two copies at U.S. institutions, Harvard and the JCB.
Medina, Lima 3779. Vargas Ugarte 5174.
Price: $750.00