Desertores: (Novela)

Perú: Editora Latinoamericana, [entre 1952 y 1970]. 1a. ed. 12mo with red and white wraps; 203 p.; 17 cm. Very good (-); some dampstaining and edgewear to wraps; leaves are toned but unmarked and clean. Paperback.

In Spanish. Scarce. One copy of this edition on WorldCat. "Ninguna biografia del guerrillero Victoriano Lorenzo tendra mas colorido ni mas sangre en las venas que la que nos ofrece en Desertores Ramon H. Jurado. Novela historica o historia novelada ¿que mas da? Lo importante es el mito en dimensiones eternas, la talla que agiganta la figura del heroe, y el magico realismo con que el autor nos brinda un documento profundamente humano, transformado en antorcha de denuncia y protesta."--Back cover review from Rogelio Sinan. "Victoriano Lorenzo was a Panamanian politician and general who fought for the Liberals during the Thousand Days' War. As an indigenous chief in the Coclé province, he campaigned for the land rights and representation of indigenous people, and after becoming an elected official outside of Penonome he participated in the state political structure. During the Thousand Days' War, a civil war in Colombia between the Liberal Party and the government of Colombia (backed by the Conservative Party), Lorenzo commanded troops of indigenous fighters for the Liberals. After the defeat of the Liberals at the end of the Thousand Days' War, Lorenzo and his followers insisted on continuing to fight, for which Lorenzo was executed on May 15, 1903. Lorenzo's execution precipitated the secession of Panama from Colombia and led to his status as a national hero in Panama." -- Wikipedia