Words leave imprints in your mind like footprints in the sand...
1800s: We have all heard of Simón Bolívar, a leader in the struggle to free Hispanic-America, but A Storm Hits Valparaiso introduces a host of other characters—some real, some fictional—that contributed to the liberation of South America from the Spanish.
The tour around the various places is signposted many via the titles of the chapters and you can read your way around the history of the country by them –
Death in the Andes
Maria de los Remedios who was the wife of the leader of the Argentine war of independence
The Battle of San Lorenzo and the sickness of san martin
The Battle of Rancagua
But there is a greater journey and other places mentioned such as Valparaiso, Chile –
Santiago, Chile
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lima, Peru
Mendoza province, Argentina
London, England
All in all, a fascinating historical journey around the country. This is all about the the struggle for freedom, freedom from Spain and freedom of the people. War figures circulate in the background and the whole atmosphere is one of spilt responsibilities and loyalties even within families. Catalina sees a lot of society from her father’s cafe and Diego and Jorge learn even more whilst fighting for the Patriots. Society is changing and so is Buenos Aires.
