Viceroyalty of Peru arrived in Lima with Antonio José de Sucre to plan the offensive. In February 1824 the royalists briefly regained control of Lima. Olañeta's Rebellion started by surprise and the entire royalist army of Upper Peru (today's Bolivia) revolted, led by Pedro Antonio Olañeta (royalist) against La Serna, the viceroy of Peru (a liberal). This broke the royal army and started a civil war in Upper Peru. Having regrouped in Trujillo, Bolívar in June led his rebel forces south to confront the Spanish under Field Marshal José de Canterac. The two armies met on the plains of Junín on August 6,
Israel–Peru relations eager to learn from their experience, and therefore achieve efficient water management in arid areas. Israel–Peru relations Israel–Peru relations are foreign relations between Israel and Peru. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1957. Israel has an embassy in Lima. Peru has an embassy in Tel Aviv. Sephardic merchants settled in Peru more than a century ago. Jews have lived in Iquitos during the late 19th century rubber boom. In 1998 Israel and Peru agreed to talks on establishing free trade between the two countries. During the devastating earthquakes that have hit Peru (1970, 2005, 2007), Israel was the first country