The wrath of the law. The politics towards the Spaniards in the Independence of Peru (1820-1826)

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Ascensión Martínez Riaza

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The arrival of Saint Martin in Perú in September of 1820 provoked discontent in the local population. In the case of Lima, this was transformed into a means when the viceroy La Serna abandoned the capital. For the Spaniards, it was the beginning of long and tortuous process of isolation, migration, expulsion and confiscation of property that extended throughout the territory as far as it was controlled by the patriotic forces. In the said context, this article analyzes the politics of the different independent governments by studying the legislative framework, the instances that intervened and the mechanisms that were implemented so as to apply the norms o polices. The article uses a comparative study between the different moments in the trajectory that swung from the initial settlement of Saint Martin to Bolivar measures after the capitulation of Ayacucho.

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Ascensión Martínez Riaza

Doctora en Historia por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, donde actualmente es catedrática. Investigadora principal de un proyecto sobre la independencia del Perú desde la perspectiva española, financiado por el gobierno de ese país, el cual se centra en las relaciones entre España y Perú en los siglos XIX y XX. Es editora del libro La Independencia inconcebible. España y la pérdida del Perú, 1820-1824 (2014) y autora de En el Perú y al servicio de España. La trayectoria del cónsul Antonio Pinilla Rambaud 1918-1939 (2008), así como de numerosos artículos en libros y revistas académicas.