Word: montivideo
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...American trip was particularly im- portant for the king, who is firmly committed to hispanidad--the unity of all Spanish-speaking peoples. He was received as a here wherever he went. "He is the symbol of a new future, or the new possibility for Latin America," says Marichal. "In Montivideo, the entire city was out in the street shouting, 'Long Live the King,'" he adds. "What they were really shouting was, 'Long Live Democracy...
Jose Luis Romero counted himself among this group and, the following year, when Peron was properly elected to the Pink House, Romero had to flee the country and seek asylum in Montivideo. Romero had ten years to reconsider his initial impression of Peron, and only after the jefe unico had been ousted by the Argentine Navy could he return to his country...
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