1830 · Arequipa, Peru
by [Rodriguez, Simon]
Arequipa, Peru, 1830. iv,158,[1]pp. Later cloth-backed plain wrappers. Worming, slightly affecting text, else very good. A rare Arequipa imprint. The author defends Simón Bolívar's character and seems to be very conscious of the Liberator's place in history, asserting that comparing him to such figures as Washington and Napoleon is impertinent: "In the future the prophets will dominate, either inspirers or politicians...in such an order, Bolivar cannot think of becoming King." Apparently this work was originally circulated in manuscript form at Chuquisaca (1828) before the present printed version appeared at Arequipa in 1830. "In Bolivia there does not exist a press that will print anything more than a broadside." PALAU 137802
(Inventory #: WRCAM17586)