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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 a short period
of government by committee of three, the con-
gress on the 28th of February, 1923, elected Don
Jose de la Riva Aguero first president of Peru.
He displayed great energy in facing the difficult
ties of q turbulent situation, but was unsuccess-
full. The aid of the Coombians under Simon Boil
ivar was sought and Rira Aguero was deposed
Bolivar arrived at Lima the 1st of September,
1923, where he began to organize an army TO at
tack the Spanish viceroy, who was still in the in
terror. On the 9th of August 1924, the cavalry
action of Junin was fought with the Spanish forces
under the command of General Canterac, near the
shores of Lake Chincay -cocha. 1t won by
gallant charge of the Peruvians Il: the critical
moment under Captain Suarez, Soon afterwards
Bolivar left the army to proceed TO the coast, the
final battle of Ayacucho Dec. g. 1920 being
fought by his second in command General Sucre
in which the vceroy and all his officers we're
taken prisoners, and Spanish power in Peru came
to an 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 reat
cities of South America because of his services
in securing the national independence of several
states. 1t his dying boast that he had held
flag rank in no less than six navies.
He the of a penness Scotch peer and
honOrs and promotion in the British navy for
tackled the abuses prevalent in the British navy,
thereby making enemies galore in high places.
In 1914 his uncle Cochrane Johnstone. NJ F.. was
implicated in conspiracy to swindle the London
stock exchange by spreading premature announce
ment of the defeat of Napoleon His enemies
contrived to implcate Lord COchrane in the affair.
He 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 was elected
member of parliament for Westminster Neverthe-
less, he was so dsgusted with his treatment that
he sought service in South America. Then he won
such glory that William ", upon coming to the
throne, granted him full 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 admring coun-
trymen laid his body to rest in Westminster
A bust of Hipolito Unanue G775-1S33), the gift
Of Peru to the Pan American Union in commemor-
alton of this centenary was unveiled recently in
Washington by the Peruvian ambassador, Senor
Don FREDERICK Alfonso de Pezet in the presence
of a distinguished company. The ambassador de-
livered an address euogizng Unanue as the
Father of His Country" Unanue born in
Peru and was educated in theology He took up
medicine and achieved fame along scientific lines
In 1911 be 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.. HipOlito Unanue, pro
tophysican in chief, founder of the college of med
icne under the former regime; in the 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 the 18th of July, 1888"
Upon the discovery of the Western Hemisphere
Spain and Portugal forthwith divided it between
themselves Once Spain owned from Chile to the
Canadian boundary line Her colonial policy was
Everything for Spain; nothing for the colonies
WheE the United States lowered the yellow and
red flag in Cuba Spain lost its last foothoId or
the Western Hemisphere.