Carta al M. R. P. Fr. Andres Nieto Polo, autor de las Observaciones sobre El amigo del pais
Contributors: Nieto Polo, Andrés, active 1822
Publisher: Imprenta de la Ciudad
Published: 1822
Place of publication: Guayaquil
Language: spa
Subjects: History; Politics and government
Notes: Caption title.

Imprint from foot of p. [4]

Signed on p. [4]: F.M.R. [i.e. Francisco María Roca]

The Republic of Gran Colombia lasted from 1819-1831 and encompassed the present day countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela, and parts of northern Peru, western Guyana, and northwest Brazil. Simón Bolívar served as its first president from 1819-1830 from the capital in Bogotá. It dissolved in November of 1831 due to the political differences and tensions among the peoples of the different present day countries, which made up the republic.

Francisco María Roca went by the pseudonym of El Amigo del Pais. He was a patriot and hero of Ecuadorian independence and also one of the most active propogators of emancipation ideas. He was also responsible for introducing the printing press to Guayaquil in 1821. This publication is a response to the pamphlet entitled "Observaciones sobre El amigo del pais" written by Andrés Nieto Polo in Guayaquil, 1822 and expands the debate about whether Guayaquil should join Colombia, join Peru, or form an independent nation.

Signatures: [1]²

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