After its independence at the Congress of Tucumán, a series of civil wars broke out in this country between the Federalists and the Unitarians. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this South American country. Under Bartolomé Mitre, this country fought against Paraguay with Brazil and Uruguay in the War of the Triple Alliance.
ANSWER: Argentina [or Argentine Republic; or República Argentina]
[10m] This mid-19th-century Federalist leader set up the Mazorca paramilitary force to attack and torture Unitarians. Esteban Echeverría attacked this “Restorer of the Laws” in his short story “The Slaughter Yard.”
ANSWER: Juan Manuel de Rosas [or Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas]
[10h] This federalist gaucho joined Rosas’s government after the execution of Manuel Dorrego. This man’s assassination was ordered by Rosas, according to a work titled for him about “civilization and barbarism.”
ANSWER: Juan Facundo Quiroga [accept either Facundo or Quiroga; accept Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism] (Facundo is by Domingo Sarmiento.)
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