II Story Programme of South America’s Struggle for Independence
The reader, teacher, or story-teller, who follows this outline, will find that it covers a short consecutive history of one of the most important and courageous world-struggles for Freedom.
Portuguese America—Brazil—holds the honour of having declared its Republic with practically no shedding of blood.
The struggle of the Spanish-American Colonies was conducted for long years against fearful odds. And their winning of the victory helped to make permanent the independence if both North and South America. Therefore, every school child in the United States should know something of the heroic history of our neighbour Republics.
Spanish America
Discovery
The Sea of Darkness, p. 3
The Fortunate Isles, p. 5
The Absurd Truth, p. 7
Cathay the Golden, p. 10
The Emerald Islands, p. 12
The Magnificent Return, p. 13
The Fatal Pearls, p. 15
Queen Isabella’s Page, p. 21
The Twin Cities, p. 24
The Pearls Again, p. 26
Spanish America under Spain’s Rule
The Spanish Galleons, p. 327
Venezuela’s Struggle for Independence (Miranda)
The Romance of Miranda, p. 331
The Mysterious Stranger, p. 89
The Mystery Ship, p. 335
The End of the Mystery Ship, p. 339
The Great and Glorious Fifth, p. 341
A Terrible Thing, p. 343
End of the Romance, p. 344
Venezuela’s Struggle for Independence (Bolivar)
The Precious Jewel, p. 373
The Fiery Young Patriot, p. 376
Seeing Bolivar, p. 378
Uncle Paez, the Lion of the Apure, p. 382
Angostura, p. 384
Great Colombia (formed by Bolivar)
The Crossing, p. 385
Peru Next, p. 388
Argentina’s Struggle for Independence (San Martin)
The Boy Soldier, p. 237
The Patriot Who Kept Faith, p. 238
When San Martin Came, p. 240
Argentina’s Independence Day, p. 243
A Great Idea, p. 243
The Mighty Andes, p. 245
The Real San Martin, p. 247
The Fighting Engineer of the Andes, p. 248
Chile’s Struggle for Independence (San Martin and O’Higgins)
The Son of the Barefoot Boy, p. 395
The Single Star Flag, p. 397
The Hero of Rancagua, p. 398
The Hannibal of the Andes, p. 249
Not for Himself, p. 254
Cochrane, El Diablo, p. 255
Peru’s Struggle for Independence (San Martin)
Our Brothers, Ye Shall be Free! p. 256
The Fall of the City of the Kings, p. 257
San Martin the Conqueror, p. 261
Lima’s Greatest Day, p. 265
Hail! Neighbour Republics! p. 266
America for the Americans, p. 268
Guayaquil (now in Ecuador); its Struggle for Independence
What One American Did, p. 271
The Amazing Meeting, p. 272
End of the Struggle of Peru and Chile for Independence (Bolivar and O’Higgins)
What Happened Afterward, p. 274
The Mystery Solved, p. 276
The Patriot Ruler, p. 400
First Soldier, First Citizen, p. 402
Chile as She is, p. 403
The Break, p. 389
Bolivar, the Man, p. 390
Other Spanish-American Republics
The Break, p. 389
One of Twenty, p. 405
Spain’s Last Stand, Cuba
The Ever Faithful Island, p. 59
The Colonel of the Rough Riders, p. 61
Arbitration and Peace
The Better Way, p. 406
Portuguese America
Brazil (Don Pedro)
The Brazils Magnificent, p. 111
The Empire of the Southern Cross, p. 112
Making the Little Emperor, p. 113
The Patriot Emperor, p. 115
The United States of Brazil, p. 120
Footnotes
1 Ode by William Collins.
2 These are merely extracts from Pitt’s speeches.
3 See page 308.
4 Fraunces Tavern is still standing on the corner of Pearl and Broad Streets, New York City. It has been restored by the Sons of the Revolution.
5 Pronounced Hewston.
6 Read the story of the Spanish Galleons, on page 327.
7 The Christ of the Andes.