12) Quiroga, Juan Facundo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...One of the most brutal of the early gaucho chieftains, he was called el tigre de los llanos (the tiger of the plains). After a turbulent youth, Quiroga participated...

13) Corrientes. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The city exports the timber and agricultural products of the province. An important cultural center, it has several institutions of higher education, museums, and...

14) Lavalle, Juan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Argentine general, governor of Buenos Aires province (1828-29). He served (1816-24) in the War of Independence and (1826-28) in the war with Brazil. Returning to...

15) Spanish American literature. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Spanish American literature, the writings of both the European explorers of Spanish America and its later inhabitants. 1See also Spanish literature; Portuguese literature;...

16) Dorrego, Manuel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Argentine statesman and soldier, governor of Buenos Aires province (1820, 1827-28). After serving for a time in the War of Independence, he returned (1816) to Buenos...

17) gaucho. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Argentine and Uruguayan pampas (grasslands). The typical gaucho, a familiar figure in the 18th and 19th cent., was a daring, skillful horseman and plainsman. As fighters,...

18) Jujuy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Jujuy that Manuel Belgrano, the patriot general, created the first Argentine national flag. Juan Lavalle, after a futile attempt to depose the caudillo Juan Manuel...

19) Rivera, Fructuoso. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Uruguay (1830-34, 1839-42). After serving with Artigas, he was one of the Thirty-three Immortals who raised the standard of independence under Juan Antonio Lavalleja....

20) Uruguay, country, South America. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Oriental Republic of Uruguay, republic (1995 est. pop. 3,223,000), 68,536 sq mi (177,508 sq km), SE South America. The second smallest country (after Suriname) in...