1909, January 31, 8:30.
On the last day of this month, important things happened in Cordoba, Argentina’s second largest city.
Chilean Foreign Minister Soares and Argentine Foreign Minister Bronn formally signed the "Chile-Argentina Alliance Treaty" and announced the alliance.
Chile and Argentina, as one of the few powerful countries in South America, are very wary of Brazil's expansion.
Although Brazil had a large population during the Republican period, due to its weak military, the army had been maintained at around 20,000 people for a long time. Therefore, Chile and Argentina were not vigilant and gradually believed that there was no big gap between their own strength and Brazil.
The decadence of the Brazilian Republic directly boosted the confidence of Chile and Argentina, and a three-power situation gradually formed in South America.
However, the situation among the top three quickly changed.
After the fall of the republican government, the newly-established Kingdom of Brazil expanded its army and used force against neighboring countries in less than half a year.
Venezuela was the first victim and became the capital of the Kingdom of Brazil to show off its great strength.
Since the independence of South American countries, no country has ever completely lost its independence and become a complete vassal of another country.
Now, the new Kingdom of Brazil has done it, which makes the two countries feel dangerous and frightened.
Today, the Kingdom of Brazil relies on its population base advantage of 30 million and abundant national strength.
The number of Brazilian troops directly expanded to become the largest in South America, and with one blow, it defeated Venezuela and turned Venezuela into a protectorate
You must know that Chile and Argentina have a combined population of less than 8 million, and their military numbers have always been maintained at a level of more than 20,000 to less than 50,000. The total number of the two countries' armies is at most 100,000.
No, Chile and Argentina cannot detonate their armies, but their national conditions do not allow the two countries to maintain large armies for a long time.
Chile and Argentina immediately raised their vigilance after Brazil took control of Venezuela.
Chilean President Pedro Montemont and Argentinian President Jose Figueroa Alcorta began to have close contact to discuss the possibility of establishing a military alliance.
The President of Chile, Pedro Monte Monte, is a domestic political tycoon. He has served as a member of Parliament seven times, and has also served as Speaker, Minister of Finance and other important positions.
Although he came to power as a parliamentary republic, he very much hoped to strengthen the presidential power, and he has always been friendly to Argentina. Historically, he has been promoting domestic industrialization during his term. Chile initially formed its steel industry, which started from it and is a relatively large country.
Excellent political personnel.
Argentine President Jose Figueroa Alcorta, leader of Argentina's largest party, the National Autonomous Party, is an important political figure in Argentina.
In 1906, he took over as acting president as vice president and later won the election. He is so far the only Argentine president to hold and preside over the three highest positions of power in a democratic government. Legislation: as representative (1892) and senator (1898)
). Supreme State Executive: as President (1906). And later judicial history: as Supreme Court Justice (1915).
These two presidents are both famous presidents in the history of Argentina and Chile, and their political skills are quite excellent.
Regarding the current changes in Brazil, the two of them had a keen sense of smell and were very alert, so they immediately started to contact them.
However, both countries believed that they were stronger than the other, especially Chile, which believed that Argentina's demands were more than its own, and began to increase prices.
Chile and Brazil are not bordering each other, which is the biggest advantage.
Therefore, during the negotiation process, Chilean Foreign Minister Soares took the opportunity to propose a solution to the territorial dispute between the two countries, hoping that Argentina would retreat on Tierra del Fuego.
Argentina is a powerful country that attaches great importance to territory. They all pursue the Falklands, which is controlled by the world's most powerful country, the United Kingdom. How can they give in to Chile, so they disagree.
Just when the foreign ministers of the two governments were arguing with each other, great changes occurred in Paraguay and Bolivia.
Paraguay changed its political system from a republic to a monarchy, and the country's monarch is actually the sister of the King of Brazil, which puts Argentina on pins and needles.
Paraguay has always been a semi-vassal state of Brazil and a buffer zone between Brazil and Argentina. Now Brazil is in a strong position. After completely controlling Venezuela, it has not stopped and completely vassalized Paraguay. This is so scary for Argentina.
When Surez heard the news, he was overjoyed and believed that the situation was favorable to Chile. He once again asked Argentina to make further concessions on Tierra del Fuego and other islands.
Sure enough, things did not go as he expected, and Argentina's attitude began to soften.
But just when Argentina was about to retreat, Chile also received a piece of heavy news that made Soares no longer insisting on territory.
Because Surez, during this period, received very bad news for Chile.
The Bolivian government applied to the Kingdom of Brazil and voluntarily joined the Kingdom of Brazil. The next day, Brazil agreed and welcomed it.
This news is like a bolt from the blue for Chile!
Bolivia's decline is the work of Chile. Chile seized Bolivia's Maritime Province, causing Bolivia to lose access to the sea. The economy was hit hard, making them rely on Brazil.
The reason why Chile became the top three powers in South America was because it used Bolivia and Peru as stepping stones. The decline of these two countries also started when Chile defeated them.
Bolivia has a territorial conflict with Chile. Now that Brazil has taken over Bolivia and Chile borders Brazil, the pressure it faces is definitely not as simple as it is against Bolivia.
Peru and Bolivia have close relations. The two brothers have formed alliances many times, and their land is also occupied by Chile.
Now, Chile has received news from Peru, and a large number of people in Peru have begun to call on the government to propose a merger with Brazil.
The future of Peru is over. Rather than becoming a weak country and a small citizen, it would be better to join the powerful Kingdom of Brazil.
What freedom and democracy?
Does Peru need it?
The Spaniards are gone, and the white people are still the masters. A group of insects in the country are fighting for profit, seizing power, and the upper class is corrupt and incompetent. They still bully other ethnic groups. They even failed in the war with Chile, which directly brought the country into decadence.
Regardless of whether we want this kind of country, Peru should learn from Bolivia and become part of Brazil.
In this situation, can it be worse than it is now!?
The people need to change their approach, what’s wrong?
If it merges with Brazil, there may be more, and it is very likely that the land it will get back will be given to Chile, and it will avenge Chile's bloody shame.
Thinking about it this way, the future is quite bright!
According to news from the Chilean ambassador to Peru, the people in Peru are increasingly demanding a merger with Brazil.
The Indians are the most active and supportive of joining Brazil. Some people are starting to make moves and seem to be brewing something.
East Asian immigrants are also restless now, and many express their support and recognition.
Among them, almost all the Japanese are willing to join Brazil, and they even started to arm themselves openly and demand a referendum.
The day before yesterday, a group of Japanese people, armed with samurai swords, began an armed march and shouted for a referendum.
Whoever dares to oppose the referendum and ignore the voice of the people will be punished by God!
In addition to the Japanese who are openly clamoring, Orientals, the third largest ethnic group in the country and the largest group of East Asian immigrants, are also increasingly inclined to join, but they do not show violent tendencies.
White mixed-race people, at this time, do not support white people.
They choose to sit on the fence, and most of them also tend to join a powerful country.
The only opposition in Peru now are the white Spanish descendants in power. These white people are afraid of joining Brazil, are very afraid of losing their privileges, and are even more afraid that Brazil will advance land reform to Peru.
The white people opposed it firmly, but now they are very isolated.
White people do not have a dominant population in Peru at all, not even 1/4, so they may not be able to withstand it. The white government of Peru has asked neighboring countries Ecuador and Colombia for help.
Just yesterday, the Peruvian government sent people to secretly contact Chile, hoping that if a civil war broke out, Chile could intervene to help them.
The Indians in Peru have always been very unstable. The descendants of the Inca empire have always existed and are scattered all over the place. They dislike the white people very much and sometimes resist.
The Manco uprising, the Tupac Amaru uprising, and the Juan Santos uprising of other Indians were all uprisings that almost overturned Peru.
There is now a rumor in Peru that King Pedro III of Brazil sent people to retrieve the Inca crown, and there are maids of Inca royal blood in the palace. All this has greatly excited the Peruvian Indians.
His Majesty Pedro III is a benevolent king who rules Brazil where everyone is equal and is very attractive to the oppressed Indians in various parts of South America.
In Peru, some Indians now call Pedro III Tupac Amaru III.
The meaning is very obvious, that is, they regard King Pedro III of Brazil as their monarch and savior, and hope that he will complete the work completed by Tupac Amaru II 100 years ago and achieve racial equality.
What happened in Peru made Chile understand that it was imperative to form an alliance with Argentina.
Chile resolutely gave up its territorial claim to Argentina. Chilean Foreign Minister Soares corrected his attitude and seriously discussed alliance matters with Bronn.
With both sides correcting their attitudes, the negotiations between Soares and Brun progressed rapidly, and on the 30th, the draft "Chile-Argentina Alliance Treaty" was completed.
After the two sides finalized the proposed treaty, they quickly informed the presidents of the two countries of the contents of the treaty and requested confirmation whether there were any modifications or additions.
On the same day, on the evening of the 30th, Jose Figueroa Alcorta and Pedro Monte Monte called back to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, saying that there was no problem with the treaty and that it should be signed as soon as possible.
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