Project Gutenberg 2012-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 98 Pilling, William 1834 Ponce de Leon: The Rise of the Argentine Republic E-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi, RSPIII, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://archive.org/details/toronto) "Ponce de Leon: The Rise of the Argentine Republic" by William Pilling is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This narrative explores the tumultuous beginnings of the Argentine Republic, highlighting the complex political dynamics during the early 19th century and the impact of foreign invasions, particularly by the British. The story largely centers around the character Marcelino Ponce de Leon and his family as they navigate the shifting loyalties and emerging national identity in a city on the brink of significant change. The opening of the book sets the stage in Buenos Aires during June 1806, as the British army invades and local sentiments run high. Marcelino, the son of a prominent Spanish family, expresses his disdain for Spanish rule and an urgent desire to resist the English invaders. His mother, Doña Constancia, tries to dissuade him from joining the fight, fearing for his safety and advocating for submission. This familial conflict against the backdrop of invasion exemplifies the larger struggle within Argentine society, as various factions grapple with their identities and national loyalties in the wake of colonial oppression and foreign threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40859/40859-h/images/cover.jpg en Argentina -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1294004 1293747 2024-09-17T08:31:13.857048 2023-09-18T03:48:50.190027 text/html text/html 1305926 2012-09-24T23:20:38 text/html 538315 2012-09-24T23:25:09 text/html application/zip 559149 2024-09-17T08:31:29.144040 application/epub+zip 574067 2024-09-17T08:31:15.924039 application/epub+zip 561167 2024-09-17T08:31:14.893058 application/epub+zip 944726 2024-09-17T08:31:39.764924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 851485 2024-09-17T08:31:27.709990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838020 2022-09-18T16:58:49.150643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1218007 1217792 2024-09-17T08:31:09.805062 2023-09-18T03:48:46.518022 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1216026 2012-09-24T23:14:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 439677 2012-09-24T23:14:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1216035 2012-09-24T23:14:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439451 2012-09-24T23:14:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19980 2024-09-17T08:31:39.916912 application/rdf+xml 21542 2024-09-17T08:31:15.027045 image/jpeg 3289 2024-09-17T08:31:14.960048 image/jpeg 529522 2024-09-17T08:31:13.967322 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog