Word: ayacucho
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Rodo in Uruguay, Chocano in Peru and Ruben in Central America. He then commented with special interest upon the literature which developed at the beginning of the past century redolent with the longing for liberty; political writers such as Bolivar Mitre, Sarmlents, and the leaders of the fight at Ayacucho...
Upon the eve of the anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho, Peru's Independence Day, and shortly before the arrival of special U. S. Ambassador and Envoy Extraordinary General John J. Pershing, a revolution broke out in Chota, a town near Cachapoyas...
General John J. Pershing, U. S. A., retired, will be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for a day. That day, Dec. 9, will be spent 11,600 feet above sea level, at the battlefield of Ayacucho, Peru. He will represent the U. S. at the official centenary of that battle which freed South America of Spanish dominion...
...battle of Ayacucho was fought on Dec. 9, 1824, between Spanish forces and an army organized by the great Bolivar but led at the time by the patriot General Sucre. The victory went to the revolutionists and today Peruvians regard the battle much as U. S. citizens regard the battle of Yorktown...