The involvement of José de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete in the independence process of Peru, as seen through his memoirs

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21142/DES-1201-2020-0004

Keywords:

Riva Agüero, Pruvonena, San Martín, Simón Bolívar, Torre Tagle

Abstract

In his memoirs, written when he had left Peru and had retired from public service, José de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete, using the pseudonym “Pruvonena”, analyzed his political involvement in the process of Peruvian independence, in which he actively opposed Congress, accusing its members of being demagogues and of handing absolute power to Simón Bolívar and to the troops of Gran Colombia in the struggle to defeat Spanish forces, which he considered an affront to the national army, since it entailed the subordination of Peruvian officers. The attitude of Riva Agüero, as reflected in his political activities, in which he made several errors that resulted in his removal as president, is defended in his memoirs, which offer an insight into the weakened and anarchic condition of the nascent Peruvian state during the early years of the republic.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

  • Juan Alberto San Martín Vásquez, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal. Lima, Perú

    Licenciado en Historia, miembro de número del Centro de Estudios Hitórico Militares del Perú y director de la revista de historia y cultura Tiempos.

References

Hernández García, E. (2019). José de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete(1783-1858). Primer presidente del Perú. Lima: Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú.
Rávago Bustamante, E. de (1999). El Gran Mariscal Riva Agüero, primer Presidente y prócer de la peruanidad. Lima: edición privada.
Riva-Agüero, J. de la (2010). La historia en el Perú (tesis de doctorado en Letras). Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú e Instituto Riva-Agüero.
Riva-Agüero, J. de la (1971). El mariscal don José Mariano de la Riva Agüero. En Obras completas de José de la Riva-Agüero. Estudios de historia peruana: La Emancipación y la República. Tomo VII (pp. 161-170). Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
Rivara de Tuesta, M. (1972). Ideólogos de la Emancipación peruana. Lima: Comisión Nacional del Sesquicentenario de la Independencia del Perú.
San Martín Vásquez, J. (2015). El diputado Ramón Olaguer Feliú y su actuación en las Cortes de Cádiz. Tiempos. Revista de Historia y Cultura, 10, pp. 69-75.
Villanueva, C. (2016). Francisco Javier de Luna Pizarro. Parlamentario y primer presidente del Congreso peruano. Lima: Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú e Instituto Riva-Agüero.

Downloads

Published

2020-03-26

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

The involvement of José de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete in the independence process of Peru, as seen through his memoirs. (2020). Desde El Sur, 12(1), 37-55. https://doi.org/10.21142/DES-1201-2020-0004

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 3 4 5 > >> 

Similar Articles

1-10 of 408

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.