"I have fulfilled the sacred promises which I made Peru; I have witnessed the assembly of its representatives; the ene…"

"I have witnessed the declaration of independence of the States of Chile and Peru. I hold in my hand the standard carr…"

"El Perú es desde este momento libre e independiente por la voluntad general de los pueblos y por la justicia de su ca…"

"Your coarse impudence in making me a proposition to employ my sword in a civil war is simply incomprehensible. You in…"

"La conciencia es el mejor y más imparcial juez que tiene el hombre de bien."

"One should be under no illusions as to the future of the Old World. The real contest in the present day is purely soc…"

"Mercedes … this is the exhaustion of death. Mariano — back to my room."

"Mi mejor amigo es el que enmienda mis errores o reprueba mis desaciertos."

"Los soldados de la patria no conocen el lujo, sino la gloria."

"The remarkable protection granted to the Army of the Andes by its Patron and General, Our Lady of Cuyo, cannot fail t…"