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Updated: May 1, 2025
José pounced on this like a hawk, and we examined it together by the light of the lantern. I could have shouted for joy when at last we were able to read it: "To all good friends of Peru. Pass the bearer without question." It was signed by the president, Riva-Aguero, and bore the official seal. "It seems you were right," whispered José sulkily.
The fellow admitted being a Royalist spy employed in carrying messages between General Canterac and Montilla. The Don, he declared, had procured him the pass signed by Riva-Aguero, and had given him the letter now in the guerilla chief's possession.
"For this reason," continued the chief, ignoring the sarcastic interruption, "the story shall be told plainly, and then you will understand exactly what you are charged with. Three nights ago we stopped a man returning from Lima. Many times he had gone to and fro unmolested, protected by a pass from Riva-Aguero.
"I heard last night that the government will yield. Riva-Aguero is to be made president, and Santa Cruz commander-in-chief." "And what shall we do, colonel?" "Obey orders," he answered, smiling. "We cannot fight for a government that has resigned its powers." The evening proved Videla's words true.
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