Peruvian pressure on San Martín to do a similar thing, to annex Guayaquil to Peru. Topics San Martín arrived in Guayaquil on July 25, where he was enthusiastically greeted by Bolívar. However, the two men could not come to an agreement, despite their common goals and mutual respect, even when San Martín offered to serve under Bolívar. Both men had very different ideas about how to organize the governments of the countries that they had liberated. Bolívar was in favor of forming a series of republics in the newly independent nations, whereas San Martín preferred the European system of rule and wanted to put monarchies in place. San Martín was also in favor of placing a European prince in power as King of Peru when it was to be liberated. Consequences San Martín, after meeting with Bolívar for several hours on July 27, stayed for a banquet and ball given in his honor. Bolívar proposed a toast to “the two greatest men in South America: the general San Martín and myself” (Por los dos hombres más grandes de la América del Sur: el general San Martín y yo), whereas San Martín drank to “the prompt conclusion of the war, the organization of the different Republics of the continent and the health of the Liberator of Colombia (Por la pronta conclusión de la guerra; por la organización de las diferentes Repúblicas del continente y por la salud del Libertador de Colombia). After the conference, San Martín when to Lima abdicated his powers in Peru in front of the newly formed Peruvian Congress and returned to Argentina. Soon afterward, he left South America entirely and retired in France. Legacy The Guayaquil conference inspired a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, Guayaquil, published in his book (1971), in which he explores the possible psychological relation between San Martín and Bolívar. See also Spanish American wars of independence References Bibliography Spanish American wars of independence History of South America Ecuador–Peru relations José de San Martín Simón Bolívar 1822 in Ecuador Diplomatic conferences in Ecuador 19th-century diplomatic conferences 1822 in international relations 1822 in South America July 1822 events 1822 conferences