. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. slaughtering—Paraguay—The DictatorsFrancia and Lopez—Depopulation—Asuncion—Brazilian history—Pedro I.—Pedro II.—Charactei of people—Complex mixture—German colonists—Bahia and Rio—Country vil-lages and inns—The batuque dance—Guiana—Varied population—Surinam—Cayenne. THE Argentine Republic, formerly known as tlieUnited States of La Plata, is the second Statein South America, wi
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. slaughtering—Paraguay—The DictatorsFrancia and Lopez—Depopulation—Asuncion—Brazilian history—Pedro I.—Pedro II.—Charactei of people—Complex mixture—German colonists—Bahia and Rio—Country vil-lages and inns—The batuque dance—Guiana—Varied population—Surinam—Cayenne. THE Argentine Republic, formerly known as tlieUnited States of La Plata, is the second Statein South America, with a government very muchon the plan of that of the more famous ^^^United States. The River Plate—more Argentineproperly the estuary of La Plata—wasfirst visited by Spaniards (who were killed andeaten by the natives) in 1516, quickly followed byMagelhaens in 1519, who, however, did not land,but continued his voyage to the strait named afterhim. Sebastian Cabot, under the colours of CharlesV. of Spain, landed on the site of Buenos Ayres,ascended the Parana, and founded a settlement atSanta Fe, and explored the Paraguay. Pedro deMendoza founded Buenos Ayres in 1535, and one 797. 798 THE INHABITANTS OF AMERICA. of his companions founded Asuncion, in Paraguay, which became fortwo centuries the Spanish headquarters in the South. Many parts nowinckided in the Argentine territory were opened up, governed, andChristianised from Peru. Buenos Ayres prospered, and soon began toexport large quantities of wheat. The Treaty of Utrecht (1713) gavethe British the exclusive right to import African slaves into the RiverPlate for thirty years; thus originated the flourishing British colonyand trade in Buenos Ayres. In 1806 the British occupied Buenos Ayres,but soon had to surrender it. In 1810 Buenos Ayres rebelled againstSpanish rule, and appointed a Provisional Committee, The victory ofTucuman, 1812, and the capture of General Tristans army in 1813, ledto t
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