Argentina, Legend and History

Every attempt has been made to replicate the original as printed. Some typographical errors have been corrected; a list follows the text . The footnotes follow the text. CONTENTS LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS VOCABULARY : A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , Ll , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , Y , Z Some illustrations have been moved from mid-paragraph for ease of reading. In certain versions of this etext, in certain browsers, clicking on this symbol will bring up a larger version of the image. (etext transcriber's note) T H E H I S P A N I C S E R I E S UNDER THE EDITORSHIP OF John D. Fitz-Gerald, Ph.D. PROFESSOR OF SPANISH, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEMBER OF THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA CORRESPONDIENTE DE LAS REALES ACADEMIAS ESPAÑOLA, DE LA HISTORIA DE MADRID, Y DE BUENAS LETRAS DE BARCELONA ARGENTINA LEGEND AND HISTORY José de San Martín (Blasco Ibáñez, Argentina y sus grandezas) ARGENTINA LEGEND AND HISTORY READINGS SELECTED AND EDITED BY GARIBALDI G. B. LAGUARDIA, A.M. AND CINCINATO G. B. LAGUARDIA, A.B. OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY BENJ. H. SANBORN & CO. CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON Copyright, 1919, By BENJ. H. SANBORN & CO. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. AI NOSTRI GENITORI PREFACE I N this book, the editors offer reading material which will give the student some idea of the history of Argentina, of her great men, of her development since the dawn of independence, and of her wonderful possibilities, as shown in Blasco Ibáñez’s Con Rumbo a la Esperanza . The choice of material has necessarily been restricted, but within that limited field, the editors have selected what was representative and typical and best adapted to the purpose in view. The book has been arranged to suit the needs of third-year high school work, or second-year college Spanish. It was taken for granted that the student would be familiar with the underlying principles of Spanish grammar before taking up this book; and yet, grammatical explanations have been given wherever they were deemed necessary, and translations of difficult passages have been suggested. The Introduction gives a brief historical sketch of Argentina, which will…