[92] =y lo populariza... exige=, _and popularizes it by the audiences which his song gathers_. [93] =andaluz genuino=. Most of the Spanish colonizers of Argentina were Andalusians. To this day their influence is noticeable in the pronunciation of Spanish throughout South America. The most striking difference in the pronunciation of the Castilians and that of the Andalusians is that the latter pronounce the =z=, and the =c= when followed by =e= or =i=, like an =s=. The Andalusians do not make the =s= as sibilant as the Castilians; with them it is very often a light aspirate sound. [94] =algunos= refers to =especialidades= in the preceding sentence. It is made masculine because the word is used to denote males, _i.e._, the =tipos= and =caracteres= which are described in detail later on. [95] =guerra civil=. The revolutionary struggle between Buenos Aires and the provinces of the interior, which broke out close upon the heels of Argentine independence, is referred to here. V. Introduction. [96] =es de muy buena silla=, _she is a very good mount_. [97] =ha pasado ayer=. A Spaniard would say here =pasó ayer=. This use of the perfect instead of the preterite is a common Gallicism in South America. [98] =sierra de San Luis=, in the province of San Luis. V. map. [99] =fallarle=, _pass sentence against him_. =Le= is dative of disadvantage. [100] =que=, object of =considera=. [101] =si le sucedía momentáneamente extraviarse=, _if he happened to lose the track for a moment_. [102] "=¡Dónde te _mi-as-dir_!=" stands for "=¡Dónde te me has de ir!=" _Where do you think you will get away from me?_ [103] =unas hierbas=, _some blades of grass_. [104] =_baquiano_=, also spelled =baqueano=. This adjective is derived from the verb =vaquear=, which in Argentina means to round up cattle. In the course of their work, the =baquianos=, or cattlemen, acquired an intimate knowledge of the country, and it was only natural, therefore, that the pathfinders, the sense in which the word is used here, should come from their midst. To-day it is also used to denote a person who is an expert in anything. [105] =Imaginaos=. The final =d= of the second person plural imperative is dropped in reflexive verbs. [106] =el camino que lleva=, _the road he is following_. [107] =si no los hay=, _if there aren't any_. [108] =el camino ha de ir al Sur=, _the road must be to the south_. [109] =lago o arroyo de agua salada o dulce=. Salt streams and lakes are common in Argentina, particularly in the central provinces. "One day I rode to a large salt lake, or salina, which is distant fifteen miles from the town. During the winter it consists of a shallow lake of brine, which in summer is converted into a field of snow-white salt.... One of these brilliantly white and level expanses, in the midst of the brown and desolate plain, offers an extraordinary spectacle."--DARWIN, _The Voyage of the Beagle_. [110] =El general Rosas=. V. Introduction. [111] =lo=. Cf. 29, 2.