CHAPTER XIV

THE TWO AMERICAS AND THE RELATION OF SOUTH AMERICA TO EUROPE

Origin of the Name "America" 484

How it came to be applied to Two Continents 486

Some Physical Similarities of the Two Continents 488

Some Similarities in their History 489

"Teutonic" America and "Latin" America 490

Divergent History of the Two Americas 492

The Indians: The Mines: The Settlers 493

Different Methods of Government 494

The Two Wars of Independence 496

The English Colonies held together while the Spanish split Up 499

What "Teutonic" and Latin America have in Common 500

The Contrasts between them are More Important 504

Present Attitude of Spanish Americans to North Americans 507

Real Affinities of Spanish America are with Some European Peoples 512

Sympathy and Intercourse with Spain not very Close 513

Relations are Most Intimate with France 518

Are the South American Peoples a New Group, with a New "Racial Type"? 520