La Independencia del Perú en dos tradiciones de Ricardo Palma

his essay analyzes the civic spirit which Ricardo Palma used to write a set of traditions during the process of Peruvian Independence and, while doing so, he privileges the unitary spirit of the nation over the political conflicts of those times. Likewise, the text analyzes two stories, “Con días y ollas venceremos” and “La tradición del Himno Nacional”, with the purpose of valuing, in the first one, the risks that Peruvians of diverse origins assumed to conquer the so longed emancipation from the colonial administration; and, in the second one, to recognize the merit of the lyrics and music of the National Anthem of Peru, as well as its intangibility, as it was the work of the Peruvians who founded the Republic. Keywords: José de San Martín, Simón Bolívar, Francisco Luna Pizarro, José Bernardo Alcedo, José de la Torre Ugarte, independence, emancipation, Republic, patriots, militarism, music.El presente ensayo revisa el espíritu cívico con que Ricardo Palma escribe un conjunto de tradiciones ambientadas durante el proceso de la Independencia del Perú y, al hacerlo, privilegia el ánimo unitario de la nación sobre las rencillas políticas de entonces. Así mismo, el texto analiza dos relatos, «Con días y ollas venceremos» y «La tradición del Himno Nacional», con el propósito de valorar, en el primero, los riesgos que asumieron peruanos de diversa procedencia para conquistar la tan ansiada emancipación de la administración colonial; y, en el segundo, reconocer el mérito de la letra y música del Himno Nacional del Perú, así como su intangibilidad, en tanto que fue obra de los peruanos que fundaron la República. Palabras clave: José de San Martín, Simón Bolívar, Francisco Javier Luna Pizarro, José Bernardo Alcedo, José de la Torre Ugarte, independencia, emancipación, República, patriotas, militarismo, música.   Abstract This essay analyzes the civic spirit which Ricardo Palma used to write a set of traditions during the process of Peruvian Independence and, while doing so, he privileges the unitary spirit of the nation over the political conflicts of those times. Likewise, the text analyzes two stories, “Con días y ollas venceremos” and “La tradición del Himno Nacional”, with the purpose of valuing, in the first one, the risks that Peruvians of diverse origins assumed to conquer the so longed emancipation from the colonial administration; and, in the second one, to recognize the merit of the lyrics and music of the National Anthem of Peru, as well as its intangibility, as it was the work of the Peruvians who founded the Republic. Keywords: José de San Martín, Simón Bolívar, Francisco Luna Pizarro, José Bernardo Alcedo, José de la Torre Ugarte, independence, emancipation, Republic, patriots, militarism, music