Review of reviews and world's work . eaval in LatinAmerica, which was to have such importantconsequences. The data are taken mainlyfrom Mitres history of San Martin, thehero of the passage of the Andes; and theyfully justify the historians prediction that Europe will come to regard the emancipa- tion of South America as the most importantpolitical event of the nineteenth century. The first signs of revolution manifestedthemselves simultaneously at the two ex-tremities and at the center of the SouthAmerican continent in 1809. In 1810 all ofthe Spanish-American colonies rose in re-bellion as by
Review of reviews and world's work . eaval in LatinAmerica, which was to have such importantconsequences. The data are taken mainlyfrom Mitres history of San Martin, thehero of the passage of the Andes; and theyfully justify the historians prediction that Europe will come to regard the emancipa- tion of South America as the most importantpolitical event of the nineteenth century. The first signs of revolution manifestedthemselves simultaneously at the two ex-tremities and at the center of the SouthAmerican continent in 1809. In 1810 all ofthe Spanish-American colonies rose in re-bellion as by one inherent impulse, and as-serted the principle of self-government,—thegerm of their independence and their free-dom. Six years later (1814-1816) most ofthese revolutions had been subdued. TheUnited Provinces of the Rio de la Plataalone held their ground, and after havingexpelled from their territory the formerdominators, proclaimed in the face of thewhole world their own independence, and 110 THE AMERICAN REl^fElV CF SIMON BOLIVAR, WHO LIBERATED COLOMBIA, VENEZ-UELA, AND fXUADOR. (From a bronze medal.) gave to the conquered colonies tlie signal forthe supreme combat by making commoncause with them. In 1817 the Argentine revolutionists decided ona plan of campaign, of policy, and of continentalemancipation ; it took the offensive and changedthe result of the struggle ; it crossed the Andesand conquered Chile, and jointly witli her gainedcommand of the Pacific, liberated Peru, andcarried her arms to the equator, contributing tothe success of the revolution in Colombia. This vigorous impulse was felt as far asthe extreme north of southern continent,which described a similar evolution to Argen-tina, crossed the Andes, and convergedtoward the center, where the two emancipat-ing forces effected a junction as had beenagreed. The struggle now became circumscribed with-in the mountain regions of Peru, tlic last ref-uge of Spanish domination, already mortallywounded
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