CHAPTER I.

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.

The Argument of the Book--Synopsis of the South American Revolution--The Action of America upon Europe--The Colonization of Spanish America--The Colonization of North America--Colonial Policy in both Americas--The Emancipation of North America--The Affiliation of the Revolution of South America--The Moral Revolution of South America--The Precursor of the Emancipation of South America--The Races of South America; the Creole--The First Throes of Revolution--The Growth of the Revolution--Attempts at Monarchy in South America--Retrospection.....1