Análisis historiográfico del rol de las potencias extranjeras durante la guerra de Chile contra la Confederación Perú-Boliviana (1836-1839)

The research presented here seeks to carry out a historiographic analysis of the role assigned to foreign powers in the war of Chile against the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation between 1836 and 1839. The Chilean historiography of the 19th century, which was the one that gave the most attention to this conflict, tried to show that the most critical and influential monarchies and the United States were on the side of the Bolivian marshal, Andrés de Santa Cruz. On the other hand, the Chilean government had to deal not only with a more powerful enemy, such as the Confederation, but also with a hostile external environment, which added more merit to this victory. From this analysis, a study proposal considering other variables involved in the conflict emerges.