| At the beginning of July 1821, Lima was experiencing a tremendous food shortage. The royalist troops had no resources and the patriots had already important victories in the interior of the country. |
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| We need San Martín to help us like he did with Argentina | |
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| Yes! He is the right one, he also achieved the independence of Chile. We need you to come, San Martin. We need to be free. | |
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| Yes! We need you to come, San Martin. We need to be free. | |
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| After the retirement of Viceroy La Serna to Cusco, San Martín entered Lima in 1821 and called a meeting of notables in the Lima town hall on July 15. |
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| Manuel Pérez de Tudela, you will be the one to write the act of independence on Saturday, July 28, 1821 at the Plaza de Armas in Lima. | |
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| Yes, sir. It will be an honor to write the most important act for our country and history. | |
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