Guayaquil Conference

This taking into account that the liberating campaigns had different ways of being carried out by each of their leaders, being in the case of Gran Colombia a war declared to the death against the royalists, which did not accept ambiguities.

Another objective was to deal with sovereignty over the Free Province of Guayaquil, whose capital, Guayaquil, being part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, was liberated from Spanish rule in 1820 thanks to the uprising of the city's garrison, formed by the so-called “Cuzco Reserve Grenadiers” regiment, made up of Peruvian royalists originally from Cuzco and having declared themselves independent, that showed strong ties with Peru.

However, the two men could not come to an agreement, despite their common goals and mutual respect, even when San Martín offered to serve under Bolívar.

San Martín was also in favor of placing a European prince in power as King of Peru when it was to be liberated.

San Martín, after meeting with Bolívar for several hours on July 27, stayed for a banquet and ball given in his honor.

[2][3] After the conference, San Martín went to Lima and abdicated his powers in Peru in front of the newly formed Peruvian Congress and returned to Argentina.