[4] He traveled twice to Europe and wrote two books where he recounted these adventures, works in which his social preaching in favor of the Indians was already glimpsed.

While holding this position, he sanctioned many landowners for abuses committed against their indigenous workers, which led to his dismissal on August 8 of the same year, accused of exceeding his duties.

[11] In 1867, in the company of other notable people, he founded the Sociedad Amiga de los Indios in Lima, whose presidency was entrusted to General José Miguel Medina.

The truth is that Bustamante assumed the defense of the Indian communities and became their spokesman before the Constituent Congress of 1867, promising to obtain laws that would protect them from abuses and that fair contributions would be applied to them.

[10] At the request of the landowners, the government sent an army under the command of General Baltazar Caravedo, with the mission of subduing the indigenous revolt.

Bustamante, who due to the circumstances found himself on the side of the government's defenders, did not want to limit himself to that factional fight and began a movement of social vindication, putting himself at the head of his so-called peasant armies.

Due to differences with his supporters, he was unable to exploit these advantages, while the forces of the sub-prefect of Azángaro, Andrés Recharte, advanced against him.