Facundo: Civilización y Barbarie

Facundo: Civilización y Barbarie (1845) is arguably the most significant book ever written by a Latin American author. It is a cornerstone of Argentine thought and a foundational text for understanding the region's history, politics, and literature.

Written by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento while in exile in Chile, the book explores the life of the caudillo Facundo Quiroga as a lens to examine the central conflict of 19th-century Latin America: the struggle between "Civilization" (represented by the city, Europe, law, and education) and "Barbarism" (represented by the countryside, the gaucho, nature, and the caudillos).

This work is a hybrid masterpiece—part biography, part history, part sociology, and part political pamphlet against the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas. Sarmiento's vivid prose brings to life the Argentine pampas and the figure of the gaucho, establishing a dichotomy that would shape political discourse for generations.

This Edition:
This Stockcero edition provides the full Spanish text, ideal for advanced courses in Spanish Literature, Latin American Studies, and History.