Notes
About the author:
Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (1852-1936)
Born in London. Lived in Argentina, mostly ranching, from 1869 to 1883, when he returned to Scotland. Member of the British House of Commons for North West Lanark (1886-1892). Strong socialist tendencies. Was elected first president of the Scottish Labour Party in 1888, first president of the National Party of Scotland in 1928, and first Honorary President of the Scottish National Party in 1934. Died in Argentina. He was the model for a number of fictional characters in books by his friend, Joseph Conrad, and also by G. B. Shaw.
Notes to the etext:
Corrections made:
Chapter I:
(p. 6) (footnote)
[‘Commentarios Reales’ (en Madrid CI}. I}CCXXIII., en la oficina]
where “}” marks a character that is the mirror image of “C”, which was formerly used in Roman Numerals as follows: “CI}” = “M” [1,000]; “I}” = “D” [500]; and subsequent “}”s multiply by ten, as “I}}}” = 50,000.
changed to:
[‘Commentarios Reales’ (en Madrid 1723, en la oficina]