had been part of Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata), but what deeply convinced him otherwise was the attitude of the people. On 18 August, upon his arrival to La Paz, there was popular rejoicing. The same scene repeated when the Liberator arrived to Oruro, then to Potosí and finally to Chuquisaca. Such a fervent demonstration by the people touched Bolívar, who called the new nation his "Predilect Daughter", and was called by the peoples of the new republic their "Favorite Son". Bolívar's acknowledgement of Sucre In 1825, Bolívar had published Su resumen sucinto de la vida del general Sucre, the only work of its kind by Bolívar. In it, he spared no praise of the crowning achievement of his faithful lieutenant: See also Battle of Junín Ayacucho Declaration British Legions Notes References Hughes, Ben. Conquer or Die!: British Volunteers in Bolivar's War of Extermination 1817-21. Osprey Publishing 2010 El Perú Republicano y los fundamentos de su emancipación.Jorge Basadre. Historia extensa de Colombia. Luis Martínez Delgado, Academia Colombiana de Historia. Further reading Higgins, James (editor). The Emancipation of Peru: British Eyewitness Accounts, 2014. Online at jhemanperu External links Ayacucho República Aristocrática photo gallery Ayacucho Ayacucho History of Ayacucho Region 1824 in Peru December 1824 events