[530] Santiago de Chile, capital of Chile. V. map. The university was founded in 1738.
[531] Colegio de San Carlos, in Lima, Peru.
[532] véase el estado general del país, see the general condition of the country.
[533] uno de los más ilustres miembros del Congreso, i.e., Fray Cayetano Rodríguez. Cf. 240, 3.
[534] chocados, clashing.
[535] negándose algunos, some being opposed.
[536] habría que agregar, there ought to be added.
[537] Alto Perú, name applied to the present republic of Bolivia during the colonial and revolutionary period.
[538] la aproximación del enemigo. The last secret session of the Congress of Tucumán was held January 17, 1817, when the Spanish forces were advancing from the north, after invading the province of Jujuy.
[539] Lima, capital of Peru, was founded in 1535 by Pizarro. It was by far the most important South American city during the colonial period.