Perus Independence From Spain
In 1869 after meeting with the determined opposition of peru and chile spain withdrew and recognized perus independence for the first time but the conflict was a heavy drain on perus treasury.
Perus independence from spain. The peruvian war of independence was composed of a series of military conflicts in peru beginning with viceroy abascal military reconquest in 1811 in the battle of guaqui continuing with the definitive defeat of the spanish army in 1824 in the battle of ayacucho and culminating in 1826 with the siege of callao. However the criollo oligarchy in peru enjoyed privileges and remained loyal to the spanish crown. Peru and particularly lima was a stronghold for royalists and one of the last spanish ruled territories in south america to declare its independence upper peru now known as bolivia gained its independence a few years after peru.
Richard cavendish published in history today volume 61 issue 7 july 2011 portrait of jose de san martin.