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Definition of Caudillos
1. caudillo [n] - See also: caudillo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caudillos
Literary usage of Caudillos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
"According to Juan Vicente Gomez, the last of the caudillos (1908-1935): "Venezuela
ceased being a dry piece of leather that when stepped on here pops up ..."
2. American Supremacy: The Rise and Progress of the Latin American Republics by George Washington Crichfield (1908)
"... but his authority was defied by local caudillos in every district. Devastating
wars were prosecuted in Santa Fe, Corrientes, Uruguay, Entre Rios, ..."
3. History of the Conquest of Spain by the Arab-Moors: With a Sketch of the by Henry Coppée (1881)
"... to the year 753 the Spanish Goths had no king, but only chiefs (caudillos).
... who were successively " caudillos de los Christianos desde el principio ..."
4. History of European Colonies by Edward John Payne (1877)
"The caudillos generally owned an estancia which soon became a populous commune :
and as the estancieros grew rich, and perhaps powerful through family ..."
5. Argentina: Legend and History by Cincinato G. B. Laguardia (1919)
"Naturally, the caudillos resented any interference on the part of Buenos Aires.
... In 1822, a pact was entered upon by Buenos Aires and the caudillos of ..."
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