Therefore, in terms of the domestic Ecuadorian situation at the time of the War of the Pacific, it is possible to determine that the situation inside General Ignacio de Veintemilla's government was vital in determining its outmost behaviour, composed of three factors: the first related to the role played by Guayaquil and the political nets in the government, which explains the shivery statements of the Ecuadorian diplomat in Lima at early stages of the war.
Ello se desprende en tres factores a considerar: el primero, tiene que ver con el rol de Guayaquil y las redes políticas que poseían en el gobierno, que explica las declaraciones destempladas del representante ecuatoriano en Lima a inicios de la guerra.