Nov 21, 2024 - Sale 2687

Sale 2687 - Lot 319

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(URUGUAY.) Carlos Alvear. Exposicion que hace . . . de su conducta en la rendicion de esta plaza. 42, [1] pages. Folio, 12 x 8¼ inches, stitched, and tipped into modern wrappers; minimal wear and foxing. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Niños Expositos, 1814

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After a long siege, the forces of independence captured Montevideo from Spanish loyalists. Here, the general of the victorious patriots defends his conduct in the surrender after accusations by the loyalist governor Gaspar Vigodet. Palau 10073; Sabin 982.