| Characteristically, the dictatorship co-opted or eliminated political opponents and regional caudillos or bosses. |
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| In fact, until 1935 Venezuela had mainly been lead by strong military caudillos. |
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| Panama's struggles were played on the world stage, and its caudillos were world players. |
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| The recent examples of Fujimori in Peru and Menem in Argentina, in particular, demonstrate that civilians too can be like caudillos. |
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| Historically, land was obtained through titles given by Spanish and Portuguese representatives, distributed by caudillos, or informally occupied. |
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| The first of the strong-armed leaders called caudillos, Pedro Santana became president. |
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| Political life is focused on caudillos within a contemporary system of coalitions that features from seven to twenty political parties. |
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| That is why they prefer caudillos to political parties, messianic leaders to democratic institutions. |
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| The authors use this model to illustrate the rise of local caudillos and, after the railroad lowered transportation costs, the eventual consolidation of power in Buenos Aires. |
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| Despite the quite significant role of labor confederations, political life in Honduras has been dominated by civilian caudillos and military strongmen. |
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| Artisanal or illegal miners work through local caudillos, mayors, and even some legislators, as we have seen in Peru. |
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| In Argentina, not all presidents have been caudillos, but the democratic ones have never effectively countered the caudillo tradition. |
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| The Partido Nacional and Partido Colorado were born in 1836 amid the clash of war unleashed by the ambitions of their civilian caudillos. |
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