Heroes on horseback
Subtitle: a life and times of the last gaucho caudillos
By: John Charles Chasteen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Diálogos; Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Saravia, Aparicio, 1855-1904; Saraiva, Gumersindo, 1852-1894; Caudillos -- Uruguay -- History; Caudillos -- Brazil -- Rio Grande do Sul -- History; Uruguay -- History -- 1875-1904; Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) -- History -- Federalist Revolution, 1893-1895
Description: "Well-written study of 19th-century caudillismo and border politics looks at both leaders and followers during the 1893-94 Federalist War and subsequent uprisings in Uruguay. The caudillos were charismatic leaders who embodied the values and aspirations of the rural masses on both sides of the border, values represented by the 'myth of the patriada.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index.