Following a rebel victory at Junin, Spanish viceroy Jose de la Serna led a march of 10,000 men through the Andes against them.  
Following a rebel victory at Junin, Spanish viceroy Jose de la Serna led a march of 10,000 men through the Andes against them.  After a strategic retreat, the rebels attacked near this site in southern Peru, before the Spaniards could get organized.  Opening the attack with a daring cavalry charge by the Colombian Jose Maria Cordoba, the viceroy surrendered to the Venezuelan general, Antonio Jose de Sucre.  FTP, identify this December 9, 1824 battle which marked the end of Spanish power over South America.
Following a rebel victory at Junin, Spanish viceroy Jose de la Serna led a march of 10,000 men through the Andes against them.  
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