tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post3243147201591670025..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: The Republic of Mendoza & other Darwinian fictionsAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-72710605322707916512013-03-04T11:46:00.311-06:002013-03-04T11:46:00.311-06:00Ah, the passport check happens a couple days after...Ah, the passport check happens a couple days after he has descended into the valley, which makes sense, as manning a border crossing at in excess of 13,000 feet would be very difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-21837992485771193392013-03-04T11:44:17.108-06:002013-03-04T11:44:17.108-06:00Anonydude - I was joking! I was pretending that D...Anonydude - I was joking! I was pretending that Darwin was claiming he had visited an imaginary country, perhaps to see if anyone was paying attention.<br /><br />The passport checks are in the text, though. See March 18, 1835 for one side and March 24, 1835 for the other. The Republic of Mendoza in in between.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-50748817380460024832013-03-04T11:31:22.149-06:002013-03-04T11:31:22.149-06:00I am not sure why you have a problem with Darwin&#...I am not sure why you have a problem with Darwin's account. He makes no mention of passport checks, and the area--which like many regions of South America underwent a number of changes of governance, was during this time independent as far as I can tell from this portion of the Wikipedia entry:<br /><br />"Independence<br /><br />With the creation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, its 30,000 inhabitants became part of the intendency of Cuyo de Córdoba del Tucumán, but in 1813 the intendency was separated and the Province of Cuyo created, with José de San Martín as its first Governor. He received important support from Mendoza when he led his Army of the Andes from Plumerillo to the 1817 crossing of the Andes, in his campaign to end Spanish rule in Chile."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com