11. The Triumph of Juan Bautista Gill

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Figures xi
4. Preface 1
5. 1. End of the Paraguayan War 7
6. 2. The Stricken Nation 29
7. 3. Politics and Diplomacy, 1869-1870 47
8. 4. The Provisional Government in Power 63
9. 5. The Convention of 1870 77
10. 6. Politics and Diplomacy, 1870-1871 93
11. 7. Crises of 1872 113
12. 8. Rails, Loans, and Immigrants 129
13. 9. Paraguayan Society in the Postwar Decade 149
14. 10. Jovellanos and the Plots of 1872-1873 177
15. 11. The Triumph of Juan Bautista Gill 195
16. 12. In the Toils of the Past 215
17. 13. Diplomacy and Revolution, 1875-1876 241
18. 14. End of an Era 263
19. 15. Epilogue 283
20. Notes 291
21. Bibliography 341
22. Index 353