El Chacho, ultimo caudillo de la montonera de los llanos / Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888.

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Peñaloza, Angel Vicente, 1798-1863.

Peñaloza, Angel Vicente.

Caudillos--Argentina--Biography.

Caudillos.

History.

Argentina--History--19th century--Biography.

Argentina.

Argentina--History--1817-1860--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 125, that is, 124 pages : portrait ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Buenos Aires : Stockcero, 2003.

Summary:

El Chacho - Ultimo caudillo de la montonera de los llanosDomingo F. Sarmiento180 pages - In SpanishDomingo F. Sarmiento's book about general Angel Vicente Pe?aloza, the "Chacho, " must be counted among the testimonies on the difficulties all too frequently encountered by "civilization" when, in the need to interact with "barbarism," puts its civilised condition at stakes.In 1862, by the time Sarmiento was appointed Governor of the Argentine province of San Juan, the vast zone was still harassed by the "montoneras" hordes of former "Federal" irregular troops, which had not been able to accept the peace agreements between the "Unitarians" of Buenos Aires, led by Bartolome Mitre, and the "Federals" of Urquiza, who represented the provinces.Sarmiento's position was not an easy one: his closest friend Aberastain, who had preceeded him as San Juan Governor, had been murdered by Juan Saa's cronies, another montonero Chieftain appointed as the San Luis neighbouring province Governor.This book, altogether with "Facundo, or civilization and barbarism, " represents the regard of an extraordinarily intelligent person -constrained by his civilized manners- over two of the most prominent "barbarians" of his times.

ISBN:

9872050694

9789872050696

OCLC:

57121558