[BOOK II]

[CHAPTER I]

VENEZUELA: PAEZ—GUZMAN-BLANCO

The moral authority of Paez—The Monagas—The tyranny of Guzman-Blanco—Material progress.

[CHAPTER II]

PERU: GENERAL CASTILLA—MANUEL PARDO—PIEROLA

The political work of General Castilla—Domestic peace—The deposits of guano and saltpetre—Manuel Pardo, founder of the anti-military party—The last caudillo—Pierola: his reforms.

[CHAPTER III]

BOLIVIA: SANTA-CRUZ

Santa-Cruz and the Confederation of Peru and Bolivia—The tyrants Belzu, Molgarejo—The last caudillos: Pando, Montes.