in J.T. Medina's _Coleccion de documentos para la
historia de Chile_ (Santiago, 1888), a collection of despatches and
official documents; his _Cosas de la colonia_ (Santiago, 1889), an
accumulation of undigested information about life in the colonial
period; and _Historiadores de Chile_ (21 vols., Santiago, 1861), a
collection of ancient chronicles and official documents up to the
early part of the 17th century.

_Revolutionary Period_.--A. Roldan, _Las Primeras Asambleas
nacionales_ (Santiago, 1890), an account of the struggles in the first
national assemblies; A. Valdes, _Revolucion Chilena y campanas de la
independencia_ (Santiago, 1888), an account of the early fighting and
rivalry of the revolutionary leaders; W. Pilling, _Emancipation of
South America_ (London, 1893), a translation of B. Mitre's life of San
Martin, describing the fighting in the wars of independence; Lord
Cochrane, _Narrative of Services in Chile, Peru and Brazil_ (London,
1859), an autobiography describing the naval exploits that helped to
secure the expulsion of the Spaniards; B. Vicuna Machenna, _Vida de
O'Higgins_ (Santiago, 1882), giving a useful account of the
revolutionary struggle and the main actors; and the same author's
_Historia jeneral de la republica de Chile_, a collection of essays on
the early republican history by various writers.

_Later History_.--R. Sotomayor Valdes, _Historia de Chili,
1831-1871_, a detailed account of the period (Santiago, 1875); the
same author's _Campana del ejercito Chileno en 1837_ (Santiago, 1896),
describing the fighting of the first Peruvian War; B. Vicuna Machenna,
_D. Diego Portales_ (Valparaiso, 1863), a good account of the life and
time of Portales, the famous minister of the Conservative party; P.B.
Fiqueroa, _Historia de la revolution constituyente 1858-59_ (Santiago,
1889), an account of the revolution at the end of Montt's presidency;
F. Fonch, _Chile in der Gegenwart_ (Berlin, 1870), a description of
Chile at the time; _Statement on Behalf of Chile_ (in the
Chilean-Argentine Boundary Arbitration) (6 vols., London, 1901-1902);
Sir Thomas Holdich, _Countries of the King's Award_ (1904); Beltran y
Rospido, _Los Pueblos hispano-americanos en el siglo XX._ (Madrid,
1904); P.F. Martin, _Through Five Republics of South America_ (London,
1906); Wright, _The Republic of Chile_ (London, 1905); G.F. Scott
Elliot, _Chile_ (London,