The strategy which was used in this diplomatic process, clearly describes the political game which was produced at the end of the 19th century, representing the permanent rivalry between the states keen to modify their statu quo, looking for this purpose to unfold a foreign policy shelter with the idea that national interests must be defended at any cost using all the tools which diplomacy gave them, even more so if we consider the Latin American stage which vouched for this.
Así, ya pensando en el contexto interno ecuatoriano en los tiempos de la guerra del Pacífico, es posible determinar que la situación interna del gobierno del general Ignacio de Veintemilla fue determinante en el comportamiento externo.