as governor of the capital, but declined, preferring to remain a prisoner of war. After the beginning of the Second siege of Callao, he tried several times to be admitted on board the blockading Chilean fleet, but Admiral Manuel Blanco Encalada refused to receive him except as a prisoner, and he perished with his whole family by the disease that was caused by the famine due to the protracted siege. Although he was not a traitor to his country, as charged by his enemies, he caused great misfortunes by his want of energy and vacillating policy. References Further reading Higgins, James (editor). The Emancipation of Peru: British Eyewitness Accounts, 2014. Online at https://sites.google.com/site/jhemanperu 1779 births 1825 deaths Peruvian people of Spanish descent Peruvian Army officers Presidents of Peru