Was Juan Manuel de Rosas a caudillo?
Was Juan Manuel de Rosas a caudillo? Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793-1877) emerged as the most powerful political figure in the United Provinces in 1829, and ruled the nation until his ouster in 1852. His opponents, particularly Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, depicted Rosas as a quintessential caudillo. What is the age of caudillos? Vol. 1, The […]