| In Argentina, not all presidents have been caudillos, but the democratic ones have never effectively countered the caudillo tradition. |
| Artisanal or illegal miners work through local caudillos, mayors, and even some legislators, as we have seen in Peru. |
| Political life is focused on caudillos within a contemporary system of coalitions that features from seven to twenty political parties. |
| 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. |
| In fact, until 1935 Venezuela had mainly been lead by strong military caudillos. |
| The Partido Nacional and Partido Colorado were born in 1836 amid the clash of war unleashed by the ambitions of their civilian caudillos. |
