Colonial Southern South America Military

The viceroyalty of La Plata’s main dependency was the viceroyalty of Peru. They worked together in a sense, both a part of the Spanish empire. Their military consisted of the typical army and navy. The military’s main goal was to gain control, because rebellions and revolts were very common in both of these regions during the mid-1600s. From the mid-1600s to the late 1600’s the viceroys of these regions had to expand the colonial navy, in order to protect their Pacific coast. The expansion of the navy created a stronger defense force against the invading English and Dutch pirate attacks, as well as from the French contraband. Fernando Torres, Borja y Aragon and Fernandez Cabrera were among the viceroys that lead this. Jose Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, a viceroy of the late 1700’s to Early 1800’s reorganized the army and was able to stamp out local rebellions. Jose’s reorganization of the army can be considered a success. The army was able to defeat the patriots’ armies of Argentinians and Chileans, making Peru the last royal bastion in South America.

Seven Great Men in History
When you come across people that have committed horrible crimes or made many bad mistakes in life, you normally don’t give a second thought to what you think about them. They did something horrible and really should be punished for it. This is probably the majority of how most would think. What if that person who did such an unforgiveable thing, was also said to be one of the greatest presidents this country has ever had? Should a person’s positive achievements for the whole of society cancel out the atrocities of their personal life?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a great example to use for this question. He is almost universally accepted as one of, if not the greatest president in American history. Yet, the way he conducted his personal life quite the opposite. He was married to his cousin and then cheated on her with his secretary. Both of these things are considered