Detail with the weapons placed under the table in the portrait of george washington painted by giuseppe perovani (brescia, italy, 1765 - mexico 1835) in philadelphia in 1796 and kept at the academy of san fernando in madrid spain. The weapons laid down symbolize the end of hostilities between spain and the united states of america following the treaty of san lorenzo stipulated on 27 october 1795 in spain, but also the end of the old colonial order based on violence supplanted by the new civil order based on the rights of peoples. Date: 1796.
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