ISBN 978-612-03-0913-1

Reseña

The author once again invites us to board the train of history, which will transport us to the crucial years of Peru’s Independence. We will arrive in the Norte Chico region and visit the patriotic towns of Supe, Huaura and Huacho—settings of the First Cry for Independence, the arrival of the Liberating Squadron, and later, the Liberating Army. We will be introduced to the Maitland Plan and its connection to the project of crossing the Andes and achieving independence in this part of the Americas, as carried out by the Liberator Jose de San Martin y Matorras—an investigation that remains little known in the annals of Peruvian history.
We will then journey to the south and centre of the country, where we will witness the involvement of the patriotic coastal and Andean populations. In the highlands, we will learn about the actions of guerrilla fighters and montoneros, all too often overlooked in Peru’s historical narrative. Our route will take us through Ica, Moquegua, Arequipa and Tacna. We will bear witness to the battles of Junín and Pasco, and finally to the Pampa de la Quinua in Ayacucho—an epic and historic stage upon which continental independence was achieved.
Without doubt, we will also follow the contributions of brave enslaved Black Peruvians, Colombians, and Panamanians throughout these phases of struggle—contributions that have not been acknowledged by local historiography. These were citizens who were used as cannon fodder by both warring sides, without, in most cases, ever obtaining the longed-for freedom they had been promised.