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E-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi, RSPIII, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://archive.org/details/toronto)
PONCE DE LEON
PONCE DE LEON
THE RISE OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
BY
AN ESTANCIERO
Al Gran Pueblo Argentino ¡Salud!
BOOK I
THE BABYHOOD OF A GREAT NATION
PROLOGUE
PONCE DE LEON
CHAPTER I
FATHER AND SON
CHAPTER II
HOW DON GREGORIO LOPEZ SOUGHT AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF THE DAY
CHAPTER III
CONCERNING THE DANGER OF FRIENDSHIP WITH AN ENEMY
CHAPTER IV
SHOWING HOW A PATRIOT MAY ALSO BE A TRAITOR
CHAPTER V
PERDRIEL
CHAPTER VI
IN WHICH IT APPEARS THAT A LESSON MAY BE WELL TAUGHT AND YET NOT LEARNED
CHAPTER VII
THE TWELFTH AUGUST, 1806
BOOK II
THE PROWESS OF A YOUNG GIANT
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I
AT THE QUINTA DE PONCE
CHAPTER II
THE YEOMANRY OF BUENOS AIRES
CHAPTER III
ARMING THE SLAVES
CHAPTER IV
STANDING ALONE
CHAPTER V
AN EVENING IN THE MONTH OF JUNE
CHAPTER VI
THE LANDING OF THE ENGLISH
CHAPTER VII
THE BAPTISM OF FIRE
CHAPTER VIII
LOS CORRALES DE LA MISERERE
CHAPTER IX
THE NIGHT OF SORROW
CHAPTER X
THE COUNCIL OF WAR
CHAPTER XI
THE PATHWAYS OF DEATH
CHAPTER XII
THE AFTERNOON OF THE 5TH JULY
CHAPTER XIII
THE CAPITULATION OF THE 6TH JULY
EPILOGUE TO BOOKS I. AND II.
THE MONUMENTS AND THE REWARDS OF VICTORY
APPENDIX
THE COURT-MARTIAL
BOOK III
THE UNKNOWN FUTURE
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I
AT THE QUINTA DE DON ALFONSA
CHAPTER II
THE EPISODE OF THE FAIR MAURICIA
CHAPTER III
WATCH AND WAIT
CHAPTER IV
THE RAISING OF THE VEIL
CHAPTER V
TO OUR FRIENDS THE ENGLISH!
BOOK IV
THE DAWN OF FREEDOM
PART I
THE BRIGHTENING OF THE EASTERN SKY
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I
MAGDALEN
CHAPTER II
HOW DON GREGORIO LOPEZ A SECOND TIME SOUGHT AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF THE DAY
CHAPTER III
SEVERAL WAYS OF LOOKING AT ONE QUESTION
CHAPTER IV
HOW THE SPANIARDS ALSO PROPOSED TO THEMSELVES A QUESTION, AND HOW DON CARLOS EVAÑA PREPARED AN ANSWER
CHAPTER V
HOW THE VICEROY TOOK COUNSEL WITH DON RODERIGO
CHAPTER VI
THE EVE OF A GREAT EVENT
CHAPTER VII
THE 1ST JANUARY, 1809
CHAPTER VIII
EVAÑA'S DREAM
CHAPTER IX
THE DAY AFTER
CHAPTER X
AMERICA FOR THE AMERICANS
BOOK V
THE DAWN OF FREEDOM
PART II
THE MISTS OF THE EARLY MORN
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I
THE TWO VICEROYS
CHAPTER II
THE TERTULIA AT THE HOUSE OF MY LADY JOSEFINA
CHAPTER III
LA JUNTA DE LOS COMANDANTES
CHAPTER IV
HOW DON CARLOS EVAÑA ATTACKED THE WILD-DUCK, AND ROUTED THEM WITH GREAT SLAUGHTER
CHAPTER V
HOW THE VICEROY PLACED A SWORD IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMIES OF SPAIN
CHAPTER VI
CADUCÓ LA ESPAÑA!
BOOK VI
LIBERTY
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I
HOW THE LAST TIE WAS BROKEN
CHAPTER II
HOW DON GREGORIO LOPEZ FOR THE THIRD TIME SOUGHT AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF THE DAY
CHAPTER III
THE OPENING OF THE MONTH OF MAY
CHAPTER IV
DIAS DE LA PATRIA
CHAPTER V
THE 25TH MAY, 1810
CHAPTER VI
LIONS IN THE PATH
CHAPTER VII
THE FIRST FIGHT IN THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
CHAPTER VIII
HOW GENERAL LINIERS LOST AN IMPORTANT ALLY
CHAPTER IX
LA CABEZA DEL TIGRE
CHAPTER X
ONCE MORE IN THE PORCH TOGETHER
GENERAL EPILOGUE
I. THE VICEROYALTY OF BUENOS AIRES
II. THE YEAR 1810
III. PARAGUAY
IV. THE BANDA ORIENTAL
V. THE ARMY OF UPPER PERU
VI. THE SOVEREIGN PEOPLE
VII. THE CONGRESS OF TUCUMAN
VIII. INDEPENDENCE
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