Facundo by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
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"Facundo" by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento is an essay published in 1845 during his exile in Chile. The work examines Argentina's conflicts after independence through the lens of civilization versus barbarism. Sarmiento chronicles the life of Juan Facundo Quiroga, a gaucho military leader and provincial governor, while critiquing the rule of Juan Manuel de Rosas. The essay explores deep cultural divisions between urban and rural Argentina, between European ideals and Latin American realities,
shaping debates about national identity that continue to resonate across Latin America today. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888 |
|---|---|
| Title | Facundo |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facundo Wikipedia page about this book: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facundo_o_civilizaci%C3%B3n_y_barbarie_en_las_pampas_argentinas |
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Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 42.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | F2801: Latin America local history: Argentina |
| Subject | Argentina -- Description and travel |
| Subject | Quiroga, Juan Facundo, 1790-1835 |
| Subject | Argentina -- History -- 1817-1860 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 33267 |
| Release Date | Jul 26, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1071 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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