Aznapuquio: El Golpe de Estado Virreinal

Abstract

At the end of January 1821, the liberating army under the command of General José de San Martín was in Huaura and the royalist army under the orders of Viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela was stationed in Aznapuquio, an area located in the coastal sector, south of the Chillon river. Approaches for combat begin. Then, the royalist leaders deposed Pezuela from command and placed General José de La Serna as Viceroy. There had been a viceroyalty “coup d’état” that marked the course of the war of independence.