The South American Republics, Part 1 of 2

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
INTRODUCTORY: THE DISCOVERIES AND THE CONQUEST		3
ARGENTINA
I.	THE ARGENTINE LAND	37
II.	THE SPANISH COLONIAL SYSTEM	47
III.	THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY	58
IV.	THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY	70
V.	THE BEGINNINGS OF THE REVOLUTION	80
VI.	COMPLETION OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE	97
VII.	THE ERA OF CIVIL WARS	115
VIII.	CONSOLIDATION	130
IX.	THE MODERN ARGENTINE	141
PARAGUAY
I.	PARAGUAY UNTIL 1632	165
II.	THE JESUIT REPUBLIC AND COLONIAL PARAGUAY	177
III.	FRANCIA'S REIGN	188
IV.	THE REIGN OF THE ELDER LOPEZ	198
V.	THE WAR	206
VI.	PARAGUAY SINCE 1870	220
URUGUAY
I.	INTRODUCTION	227
II.	PORTUGUESE AGGRESSIONS AND THE SETTLEMENT OF THE COUNTRY	239
III.	THE REVOLUTION	247
IV.	INDEPENDENCE AND CIVIL WAR	259
V.	CIVIL WAR AND ARGENTINE INTERVENTION	265
VI.	COLORADOS AND BLANCOS	272
BRAZIL
I.	PORTUGAL	287
II.	DISCOVERY	295
III.	DESCRIPTION	305
IV.	EARLY COLONISATION	316
V.	THE JESUITS	326
VI.	FRENCH OCCUPATION OF RIO	333
VII.	EXPANSION	342
VIII.	THE DUTCH CONQUEST	350
IX.	EXPULSION OF THE DUTCH	361
X.	THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY	371
XI.	GOLD DISCOVERIES—REVOLTS—FRENCH ATTACKS	378
XII.	THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY	386
XIII.	THE PORTUGUESE COURT IN RIO	401
XIV.	INDEPENDENCE	Clyx.com