ORIGINAL PHOTO OF THE LETTER THAT IS IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE NATION. SENT BY THE GENERAL IGNACIO RIVAS TO THE MINISTER OF WAR AND NAVY, THE COLONEL MARTIN DE GAINZA. IN THE SAME CAN APPRECIATE THE VALUABLE ROLE IN CAPTAIN ROLE RUFINO SOLANO AND INTERMEDIATE INTERPRETER OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, exchange of prisoners and ransom of captives.
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is then transcribed verbatim the contents thereof: LETTER TO MARTIN RIVAS IGNACIO DE GAINZA
Blue, November 4 / 72
Minister of War and Navy
Colonel Don Martin de Gainza
"My dear Mr. Minister and friend"
For the most I received your dear Fog 21 last.
has finally arrived Solano Captain Awnings Calfucurá to seven captives that he sends me, the list of Nominal Inspection control.
Solano tells me that speaks quite well Calfucurá pampa, older children and their principal chiefs are very well disposed for peace, and assures me that Calfucurá Solano and their Indians have not had any part in recent invasions, all they have been practiced by Pincén and accompanying.
Calfucurá By letters which I enclose / / soon and more ...?
For all these points that the Minister need to answer me as soon as possible to have a fixed starting point in my arrangements.
find attached a letter I received today from Lagos-Commander and copy of the answer I give and I think it is desirable that the Minister will give the order to keep moving. Because in these circumstances would to spoil all and Lagos the same letter I see that is totally wrong on the situation of the Indians.
I ask the Minister that after tax of all attachments? to supply them to me for answer .- Between the lines = "Caru 'worth -
take this opportunity to repeat SSS Ya? I. RIVAS
Blue, November 4 / 72
Minister of War and Navy
Colonel Don Martin de Gainza
"My dear Mr. Minister and friend"
For the most I received your dear Fog 21 last.
has finally arrived Solano Captain Awnings Calfucurá to seven captives that he sends me, the list of Nominal Inspection control.
Solano tells me that speaks quite well Calfucurá pampa, older children and their principal chiefs are very well disposed for peace, and assures me that Calfucurá Solano and their Indians have not had any part in recent invasions, all they have been practiced by Pincén and accompanying.
Calfucurá By letters which I enclose / / soon and more ...?
For all these points that the Minister need to answer me as soon as possible to have a fixed starting point in my arrangements.
find attached a letter I received today from Lagos-Commander and copy of the answer I give and I think it is desirable that the Minister will give the order to keep moving. Because in these circumstances would to spoil all and Lagos the same letter I see that is totally wrong on the situation of the Indians.
I ask the Minister that after tax of all attachments? to supply them to me for answer .- Between the lines = "Caru 'worth -
take this opportunity to repeat SSS Ya? I. RIVAS
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As trancripta have survived to this day dozens of letters with the same content, all show fully the way the master Rufino Solano unfold its beneficial and effective action, not only acting for the Government but also for the Church in its task of evangelization, to associations of individuals and fulfilling the role of the military, he was his own.
Similarly, there are numerous letters addressed by the various indigenous hierarchy (caciques and capitanejos) where you can see how, explicitly, they instructed the captain Solano protecting members of their embassies, in addition to the transfer of their requests and needs before the Government, the Church authorities and other civil and military authorities. In the course of this blog, will be shown some of them.
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