Peru and Spain Being a Narrative of the Events Preceding and Following the Seizure of the Chincha Islands with an Analysis of the Despatch of Senor Salazar y Mazarredo
Paper Wraps
1864 · London
by Cerruti, (Captain) F.E.
London: Williams and Norgate, 1864. Paper Wraps. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 72p. disbound. First Edition. Sabin 11710. The coastal and naval battles between Spain and its former colonies of Peru and Chile took place between 1864 and 1866. Spain's Isabella II wanted to reassert its influence over its former South American colonies and a number of conflicts occurred which led to the Chincha Islands War that ended with Spain's defeat and the end of Spanish designs on the reconquest of South America. (Inventory #: 018078)