[3] In 1896, colonels Eduardo Jessup and Emilio Vizcarra led the land campaign from Cajamarca to intervene in the Loretan Insurrection, fighting against the forces of self-proclaimed Federal State of Loreto.

[3] The regional Loretan identity and social chaos were still present among the public, and Vizcarra eventually, started sharing the pro-regional views.

[2] On 22 May 1899, Vizcarra had announced the independence of the Department of Loreto as a sovereign state, called Jungle Nation.

Eduardo López de Romaña, the president of Peru, in the reaction to the declaration, had ordered colonel Teobaldo Gutiérrez to siege the southern territory of the self-proclaimed state, now located within the Department of San Martín.

[6] On 27 February 1900, while on a tour across Loretan cities to appoint new authorities, Vizcarra got involved in a civil revolt at the Plaza de Armas square in Moyobamba.