Letter from J. Gabriel Duque to John Hay
J. Gabriel Duque provides an update on events in Colombia’s Panama Department. Local sentiment strongly favors independence but Duque does not see the leaders or funds necessary for a conflict. The troops, including their commander General Esteban Huertas, are starving, despondent, and ignored by the central government. Duque suggests the soldiers could be readily bought off.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-21