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General Miller and the Confederación Perú-Boliviana
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GENERAL William Miller had played a leading role in the independence of Peru and Bolivia from Spain, working with the chief leaders of the independence movement, and had held civil posts of distinction as president of Puno and president of Potosí. Bad health, however, caused by the many wounds suffered in the wars, had made it advisable that he return to England for treatment. But, unlike so many other foreign legionnaires, Miller's role in the history of Peru did not end with independence.
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159 Santa Cruz to Miller, Feb. 10, 1838, CPZ. In El Eco del Protectorado (Lima), Wed., Jan. 17, 1838 (#58), Miller said that although inferior in numbers, Chileans had been badly treated by Peruvian boats. The port of Callao was ready to give them what they deserved if they returned.
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162 Bartlett to Forsyth, Sept. 20, 1838, U. S. Consular Dispatches. IV.
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168 El Tribuno del Pueblo (Lima), Oct. 15, 1838.
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