Figuras americanas - Galería de hombres ilustres

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FIGURAS

AMERICANAS

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GALERÍA

DE HOMBRES ILUSTRES

POR

MIGUEL A. PÉREZ

PARÍS

GARNIER HERMANOS, LIBREROS—EDITORES

6, rue des saints-pères, 6

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1891

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Indice

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Páginas

Prólogo ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Don Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza (Mejicano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	1
Franklin (Norteamericano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	5
Rivadavia (Argentino) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	10
Páez (Venezolano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	14
Mariano Eduardo Rivero (Peruano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	19
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Mejicana) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	24
Hámilton (Norteamericano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	27
Aaron Burr (Norteamericano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	33
O'Higgins (Chileno) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	36
Mádison (Norteamericano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	40
Heredia (Cubano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	44
Artigas (Oriental) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	52
Freire (Chileno) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	57
Bello (Venezolano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	61
Monroe (Norteamericano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	71
Belgrano (Argentino) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	75
Bilbao (Chileno) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	79
Muñoz Gamero (Chileno) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	83
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (Cubana) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	86
Hidalgo (Mejicano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	89
Morelos (Mejicano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	93
Iturbide (Mejicano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	96
Enriqueta Stowe (Norteamericana) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	101
Castilla (Peruano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	105

Lamar (Ecuatoriano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	108
Sucre (Venezolano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	111
Walker (Norteamericano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	115
Francia (Paraguayo) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	118
Los dos López (Paraguayos) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	123
Caldas (Colombiano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	126
Córdoba (Colombiano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	128
Morazán (Hondureno) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	130
Rosas (Argentino) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	132
Caro (Colombiano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	135
Jaime Fenimore Coopcr (Norteamericano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	139
Longfelow (Norteamericano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	142
Zaragoza (Mejicano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	149
Candelaria Pérez (Chilena) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	152
Ulises Grant (Norteamericano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	155
Arturo Prat (Chileno) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	159
Miguel Grau (Peruano) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	162
Apéndice ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	165
Washington ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	165
Bolívar ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	169
San Martín ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	171
Juárez ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	174
Lincoln ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	176