The Protectorate of San Martín, also known as the Protectorate of Peru, was a provisional government created in 1821 in present-day Peru after its declaration of independence from the Spanish Empire.
Peruvian revolutionary Mateo Pumacahua
Juan Lepiani's Proclamación de la Independencia del Perú (1904)
The capture of the frigate Esmeralda was a naval operation conducted on the night of 5 November 1820 during the Peruvian War of Independence. A division of boats with sailors and marines of the First
Capture of the frigate Esmeralda in the bay of Callao, L, Colet, Club Naval, Valparaíso.
Illustration of the fortified port of Callao and the island of San Lorenzo
Vice Admiral Thomas Cochrane personally participated in the attack
The Chilean forces approach Esmeralda to capture it