Abascal, 96, 117, 118, 166, 225, 226, 416
Action of America upon Europe, 25
—— the Revolution, 459
Affiliation of the Revolution of South America, 13
Aldao, 125, 247, 248, 261, 262
Alvarez Jonte, 86, 192, 228
Alvear, 34, 36, 44, 47, 50, 61, 62, 78, 79, 110, 462
Alvarado, 127, 137, 147, 170, 176, 178, 183, 195, 215, 217, 218, 241, 242, 250, 251, 285, 426, 427, 429, 432, 433, 434, 435, 437, 447, 462
Arenales, 67, 69, 234, 241, 243, 246, 247, 248, 251, 261, 262, 263, 276, 410, 432, 435, 446, 485
Arismendi, 327, 345, 352, 357, 365, 369, 373, 374, 376, 380, 398
Armistice of Punchauca, 256
—— Trujillo, 400
Army of the Andes, 125, 136, 448
—— Apure, 368, 400
—— Centre, 372, 374
Arrival of Morillo’s Expedition at Cumaná, 356
Assassination of Rodriguez, 183
—— Monteagudo, 460
Atero, 140, 141
Aymerich, 237, 320, 406, 408, 411, 412
Balcarce, A. G., 61, 125, 164
—— Marcos, 61, 102, 169, 177, 194
Barañao, 103, 148
Baraya, 317, 319, 363
Barreiro, 393, 394, 396, 397, 398
Battle of Ambato, 408, 415
—— Aragua, 373
—— Araure, 340
—— Ayacucho, 456
—— Ayohuma, 61
—— Balaga, 361
—— Barbula, 335
—— Boca-Chica, 348
—— Bomboná, 409
—— Boyacà, 397
—— Calabozo, 384
—— Carabobo, 348, 402
—— Cepeda, 218
—— Chacabuco, 147
—— Cojedes, 385
—— El Cerrito, 53
—— El Gavilán, 153
—— El Roble, 101
—— Guadalito, 367, 377
—— Hogaza, 382
—— Huamanga, 248
—— Jenay, 406
—— Junin, 451
—— La Florida, 70
—— La Puerta, 344, 349, 385
—— Las Trincheras, 335
—— Las Queseras del Medio, 393
—— Maipó, 106, 177, 178, 179
—— Matasiete, 381
—— Mocha, 319
—— Moquegua, 434
—— Mosquitero, 338
—— Ocumare, 347, 371
—— Ospino, 344
Battle of Pasco, 247
—— Quebrada-Honda, 372
—— Pichincha, 412
—— Pitayo, 406
—— Playon del Juncal, 373
—— Salta, 60
—— San Carlos, 98
—— San Felix, 377
—— San Lorenzo, 58
—— San Marcos, 341
—— Suipacha, 37
—— Torata, 434
—— Tucuman, 50
—— Unare, 375
—— Urica, 351
—— Vargas, 396
—— Vilcapugio, 61
—— Yahuachí, 408
—— Zepita, 439
Beauchef, 156, 207, 208
Belgrano, 49, 52, 60, 61, 62, 73, 129, 163, 214, 471
Beltrán, 127, 140, 142
Bermudez, José F., 325, 328, 349, 350, 351, 352, 357, 359, 369, 372, 374, 376, 379, 381, 386, 387, 401, 404
—— Bernardo, 325, 328
Blanco-Encalada, 104, 178, 188, 190, 191, 193, 200, 202, 203, 291
Bogado, 59
Bolívar, 118, 143, 164, 180, 185, 196, 231, 233, 236, 252, 270, 282, 285, 293, 294, 295
—— His person, parentage, and education, 301;
his marriage, return, and second trip to Europe, 301;
his mission to London, 302;
his character, 303;
meets Miranda, 303;
returns with him to Caracas, 304;
is present at the capture of Valencia, 306;
is placed in command at Puerto-Cabello, 309;
is deserted by his troops and flies, 309;
at La Guayra he with others imprisons Miranda, 311;
he is allowed to leave the country, 311;
retires to Curaçoa, 321;
is appointed to a command by Cartagena, 321;
commences to show his genius, 321;
conceives the idea of reconquering Venezuela, 322;
crosses the mountains and wins his first victory, 322;
publishes a memorial, 322;
Government accepts his idea, 329;
makes him a brigadier-general, 330;
he publishes a decree of extermination against Spaniards, 330;
and defeats the Royalists in several engagements, 332;
synopsis of his campaign, 333;
he enters Caracas in triumph, 333;
and gives himself the title of “Liberator,” 334;
he lays siege to Puerto-Cabello, 334;
fulminates another decree against American Royalists, 334;
defeats the Royalists at Las Trincheras, 335;
institutes the military order of “The Liberators,” 336;
is defeated at Barquisimeto, 339;
concentrates his troops and defeats Ceballos at Araure, 340;
he marches to Puerto-Cabello, 340;
is compelled to retire on Valencia, 342;
he convenes an Assembly at Caracas, 343;
resigns his Dictatorship but is reappointed, 344;
makes a treaty with Mariño, 344;
entrenches himself at San Mateo, 346;
and repulses several attacks, 346;
defeats Cajigal at Carabobo, 348;
but is himself defeated by Boves at La Puerta, 349;
and retreats to Aragua, 349;
but is driven out by Morales and retires on Barcelona, 350;
embarks at Güiria to protect treasure, and returns to find himself proscribed as a traitor, on which he gives up the treasure and retires to Curaçoa, 350;
he returns to New Granada, 354;
is put in command of a force sent against Cundinamarca, takes Bogotá, and is named Captain-General, 354;
lays siege to Cartagena, 355;
he retires to Jamaica, 355;
publishes a memorial, 355;
narrowly escapes assassination, 368;
goes to Santo Domingo, 368;
organizes an expedition at Cayos de San Luis and sails for the mainland, 369;
is named “Supreme Chief” at Margarita, 370;
addresses a proclamation to the people of Venezuela, 370;
decrees liberty to slaves, 370;
from Carúpano sails to Ocumare, 371;
is defeated by Morales and flies to Bonaire, 371;
and from Güiria returns to Haiti, 372;
is recalled to Barcelona, 374;
is defeated at Unare, 375;
goes to Guayana, 376;
is appointed to a Junta, 378;
he organises a flotilla, 378;
discovers a conspiracy against him and shoots Piar, 379;
sends an address to the Argentine people, 382;
goes up the Orinoco, 382;
drives Morillo before him from Calabozo, 384;
and marches to Aragua, 384;
is defeated by Morillo at La Puerta, 385;
receives reinforcements and drives La Torre to San Carlos, 385;
his men are dispersed in a night attack, 385;
returns to Angostura, 387;
sends Santander to occupy Casanare, 387;
prepares for the convention of a Congress, 388;
and declines the intervention of the Great Powers, 388;
is elected President of Venezuela, 389;
he recruits auxiliary troops in Europe, 390;
and resolves to reconquer New Granada, 393;
he joins Santander in Casanare, 394;
and crosses the Andes, 395;
encamps at Sagamoso, 396;
fights an indecisive action at Vargas, 396;
and wins a complete victory at Boyacá, 397;
he enters Bogotá in triumph, 397;
and returns to Angostura, 398;
Congress decrees the establishment of the Republic of Columbia, 399;
Bolívar is named provisional President, 399;
he arranges an armistice with Morillo, 400;
reopens the campaign and wins a decisive victory at Carabobo, 402;
he enters Caracas in triumph, 403;
and is named President of Columbia, 403;
he sends Sucre to Guayaquil, 407;
proposes to aid San Martin, 408;
Marches on Quito, 409;
wins the battle of Bomboná, 409;
and retreats to Patia, 409;
enters Quito in triumph, 413;
and goes on to Guayaquil, 420;
annexes that province to Columbia, 421;
he receives San Martin as an honoured guest, 421;
his conference with San Martin, 422;
he offers to assist Peru, 431, 436;
sends Sucre to Peru with 3,000 men, 437;
enters Lima in triumph, 441;
Proctor’s description of him, 442;
his projects, 443;
concentrates his forces at Pativilca, 447;
is appointed Dictator, 449;
he retreats to Trujillo, 450;
marches on Jauja, 450;
his cavalry routs the Royalist horse at Junin, 451;
he returns to Lima and the Congress of Columbia abrogates his extraordinary powers, 453;
he again collects troops at Pativilca, 454;
summons an American Congress, 454, 460;
his resignation is declined, 461;
tendency of his policy, 462;
his triumphal march to Potosí, 462;
he confers with Argentine envoys, 463;
founds the Republic of Bolivia, 463;
character of his work, 463;
Conspiracy against him at Lima, 464;
is appointed perpetual President, 465;
draws up a plan for a “Grand confederation of the Andes,” 465;
he returns to Bogotá, 466;
summons a Convention at Ocaña, 467;
becomes a military Dictator and narrowly escapes assassination, 467;
declares war against Peru, 468;
he resigns office, 469;
his life in
retirement, 472;
his death, 473;
his remains are brought back to Caracas and buried there with great pomp by Paez in 1842, 488
Borgoño, 178, 199
Boves, 308, 328, 336, 337, 338, 341, 344, 346, 347, 348, 349, 351, 353
Bowles, Captain, 164, 166
Brandzen, 235
Brayer, 155, 168, 172, 176
Brown, 78, 120, 121, 122, 484
Brion, 369, 370, 372, 374, 378, 380, 387, 393
Buchardo, 121, 122
Cabot, 137, 139
Cajigal, 306, 326, 328, 331, 337, 340, 341, 347, 348, 349
Callao, description of, 201
—— first attack on, 201
—— second attack on, 204
Caldas the philosopher, 363
Calzada, 344, 347, 348, 352, 358, 361, 362, 363, 376, 377, 382, 397, 406
Camba, 229, 233, 234, 258, 266
Campbell, 391
Campo-Elias, 338, 344, 345, 346
Cancha-rayada, 104, 170
Cangallo burned, 248, 293
Canning, 6
Canterac, 243, 250, 258, 260, 263, 264, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 289, 292, 294, 380, 382, 432, 433, 434, 437, 448, 451, 452, 455, 457
Capture of the Esmeralda, 237
—— Intrepido and Rita, 369
—— Maria Isabel, 191
—— Resolucion, 273
—— Barcelona, 376, 399
—— Barinas, 332, 341, 381
—— Bogotá, 354
—— Calabozo, 339, 341
—— Caracas, 333, 401
—— Chagres and Portobelo, 404
—— Chiloe, 458
—— Coro, 405
—— Cumaná, 328, 351, 404
—— Guayaquil, 468
Capture of Lima, 437
—— Maracaibo, 405
—— Maturin, 325, 352
—— Mérida, 330
—— Pamplona, 361
—— Popayán, 406
—— Puerto-Cabello, 405