CHAPTER XII.

THE ARMY OF THE ANDES.

1816--1817.

Composition of the Army--Freeing the Slaves--Fray Beltran--The Arsenal--Powder Factory--Cloth Factory--Pueyrredón elected President--Declaration of Independence--Interview at Córdoba--Condarco--Maps of the Passes of the Andes--Concentration of the Army--The Function of the 17th January, 1817--The Flag of the Army of the Andes.....126