[400] su, i.e., del Perú.
[401] su, i.e., de San Martín.
[402] Macabeo. Judas Maccabeus, of the Maccabees, led the Jews against the tyrant Antiochus IV, assuming the leadership of the revolt in B.C. 164, upon the death of his father Matathias.
[403] Moreno (Mariano), Argentine patriot and statesman. Cf. 195.
[404] todos cuantos, all who.
[405] Misiones. V. map.
[406] Alto Perú, old name of the present republic of Bolivia. It became an independent state in 1825, with Bolívar as its first president.
[407] Artigas (José, 1746-1826). Although Mitre speaks thus of Artigas, present-day Uruguayans regard him as their national hero. Works published lately on his life show that he was misunderstood. The federal system of government for which he stood obtains to-day in Argentina, though not in Uruguay.
[408] Güemes (Martín), Gaucho leader in northern Argentina, whose deeds are commemorated in many tales. He may be compared with Marion, the American guerrilla fighter in the Carolinas during the American War of Independence.
[409] Rivadavia (Bernardino), first president of Argentina and supporter of the unitarian or centralized form of republican government. During his presidency he established primary education and encouraged the University of Buenos Aires, which had come into being under his tutelage. He was far in advance of his time.