The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-10-01
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an congress in September, 1922, whereupon he re-
signed all authority into the hands of the people
and withdrew to private life. After short perioo
Of government by a committee of three, the con-
gress on the 2Sth of February 1923 elected Lon
Jose de la Rva Aguero first president OF feru.
He displayed great energy In facing the difhcui-
ties of turbulent situation but was unsuccess-
full The aid of the COlombians under Shnoh boi-
war sought and Riva Aguero was deposeo'
Bolivar arrived at Lima the 1st of September
1929, where he began TO organize an army TO at
tack the Spanish vicerOy, who was still in the IN
terror. t)n the 9th of August, 1924, the cavalry
action of Junin fought with the Spanish forces
under the command of General Canterac, near the
shores of Lake Chncay -cOcha 1t was won by
gallant charge of the Peruvians at the crltlcai
moment under Captain Suarez. Soon afterwards
Bolivar left the army to proceed to the coast the
final battle of AyacuchO fDec 8. 1S24) Delhg
fought by his second in command General Sucre
in which the viceroy and all his officers were
taken prisoners, and Spanish power in Peru came
to end.
There is no more romantic career than that OF
Lord Cochrane tenth earl of Dundonald whose
statues occupy places Of honor in many OF the great
cities of South America because of his services
In securing the national Independence of several
states. 1t was his dying boast that he had heid
flag rank in no less than six navies.
He was the son of pennress Scotch peer and
won honors and promotion in the British navy for
daring exploits. Elected to parliament, he at
tackled the abuses prevalent in the British navy,
thereby making enemies galore in high places.
In 1914 his uncle Cochrane tombstone, NJ. p. was
implicated In conspiracy to swindle the London
stock exchange by spreading premature announce
ment of the defeat of Napoleon His enemies
contrived to impicate Lord Cochrane in the affair.
He was convicted expelled from the house of COM
. mons, dismissed from the navy, deprived OF the
Order of the-Bath and imprisoned for year.
Immediately upon his release he elected
member of parliament for Westminster. Neverthe-
less he was so disguised with his treatment that
he sought service in South America Then he won
such glory that William w. upon coming to the
throne granted him fnll pardon for an offense
which he probably never committed. and restored
him TO the navy with the rank Of vice admiral.
Queen Victoria gave him the highest grade in the
Order of the Bath and put him In command OF
the British naval forces on the West Indian sta
ton There he died in 1860 His admiring coun-
trymen laid his body to rest in Westminster.
bust of Hipolito Unanue d775-1S33), the gift
of Peru to the Pan American Union In commemor-
alton of this centenary was unveiled recently In
Washington by the Peruvian ambassador Senior
DON FREDERICK Alfonso de Pezet, in the presence
Of a distinguished company. The ambassador de-
liyered an address euOgizng Unanue as the
.Father Of His Country" Unanue was born In
Peru end was educated in theology He took up
medicine and acn1eNeQ 1ame dlOIS Scicutilc iucS
In 1911 he founded the San Fernando school OF
medicine He Joined San Martin and later worked
with Bolivar This is the epitaph on his tomb in
Lima:
Here lie the ashes of DR.. Hipoito Unanue, pro-
tophyslcan in chief, founder Of the college of med
icine under the former regime; in the new order
Minister of Finance. President of the First Legis
lative Congress; Minister and President Of the
Council of Ministers. Well deserving Of his coun-
try In the highest degree. Renowned for his learn
ing, his works, and his eloquence. He died in his
seventy-eighth year, on <he 10TH of July, 1888"
Upon the discovery of the Western Hemisphere
Spain and Portugal forthwith divided 1t between
themselves Once Spain owned from Chile to the
Canadian boundary line Her colonial policy was
Everything for Spain; nothing for the colonies
When the United States lowered the yellow and
red flag in Cuba Spain lost It's last foothOld or
the Western Hemisphere.