José de la Mar (1776-1830) - photo 1
José de la Mar (1776-1830) - photo 2
José de la Mar (1776-1830) - photo 3
José de la Mar (1776-1830) - photo 4
José de la Mar (1776-1830) - photo 5
José de la Mar (1776-1830) - photo 6
José de la Mar (1776-1830) - photo 7
José de la Mar (1776-1830) - photo 8

José de la Mar (1776-1830)

Starting price
£ 100
Auction dateClassic
15.12.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1109163
Lot 361 | José de la Mar (1776-1830)
José de la Mar (1776-1830)
Series of 8 letters signed (‘Jose de la Mar’) to Andrés de Santa Cruz, Guayaquil, [Ecuador], 14 January - 15 June 1822
In Spanish. 8 pages in total, chiefly 303 x 212mm, all but one on bifolia and with the printed header of the Comandancia General of the Provincia de Guayaquil, the letters numbered 1 to 8 in pencil and pen. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 22 May 1985, lot 328.

Letters from the Ecuadorian War of Independence, written immediately before and after the Battle of Pichincha. In January 1822 José de la Mar was placed in command of the Peruvian forces dispatched to Guayaquil to aid in the liberation of Ecuador, his forces joining those of Colombia against the Spanish. Andrés de Santa Cruz had deserted the royalist forces for the patriot army the year before and by 1822 had been appointed colonel, commanding a division of Peruvian troops. In the first of these letters, which are written either side of the victorious Battle of Pichincha on 22 May, La Mar informs Santa Cruz of his appointment, placing himself at his disposal in the furtherance of their shared cause. Across the rest of the correspondence he continues to emphasise the importance of their cooperation for the liberation of Quito; praises Santa Cruz’s conduct on one occasion as worthy of the ‘gran Familia Americana’ to which they both belong; mentions his Peruvian-Argentinian division joining the ‘valiant’ Colombians; imparts information on the movement of troops and military leadership, at one point ordering Santa Cruz to make use of certain men being transferred to his division; passes on the hopes of [Simón Bolívar], the ‘Liberador de Colombia’, for a successful conclusion of the campaign and the liberation of Ecuador from oppression; and discusses the capitulation of the Spanish forces [after the Battle of Pichincha].

On 9 October 1820, almost without bloodshed, a group of civilians, supported by soldiers from the ‘Granaderos de Reserva’ battalion quartered in Guayaquil and led by the Peruvian Colonel Gregorio Escobedo, overwhelmed the resistance of the Royalist guards and arrested the Spanish authorities. Guayaquil declared independence from Spain, becoming the ‘Provincia Libre de Guayaquil’. In 1822, General Antonio José de Sucre, sent by Simón Bolivar and supported by a division promised by José de San Martín, led the allied independence army in the Battle of Pichincha that sealed the independence of the Gran Colombia and also what would become the future Republic of Ecuador.
Place of origin:South America
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
09.12.2023 12:00 – 17:00
10.12.2023 12:00 – 17:00
11.12.2023 09:00 – 20:00
12.12.2023 09:00 – 17:00
13.12.2023 09:00 – 17:00
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.