CASIMIR-PÉRIER (Jean Pierre Paul, 1847-1907, President of France 1894-1895)

Finely penned doucument signed, in French with translation, to General Andrés Avelino Cáceres, (1836-1923, President of Peru 1886-1890 and 1894-1895), congratulating him on becoming President, and assuring him in his turn of his desire for good relations between their countries, signed also by Gabriel Hanotaux, (1853-1944, Historian and Foreign Minister 1892-1898), 2 sides folio and conjugate blank, Paris, 27th October

Cáceres had previously been Commander in Chief during the successful invasion by Chile in 1880. The Chileans did not finally withdraw till 1885, imposing harsh terms, which helped to secure his election as President in 1886. However, his second election in August 1894 led to a rebellion, the loss of 2800 lives, and his defeat, hostilities ceasing only on the intervention of the British Consul in March 1895, when Cáceres left the country.

Item Date:  1894

Stock No:  51985      £150

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