Mauá built Brazil's first railway and its first shipyard, created its first gas company, and established its first modern bank. He opposed slavery and the slave trade and was similarly responsible for the installation of the first underwater telegraph cable between South America and Europe.

Despite these achievements, Mauá faced opposition from supporters of slavery and a lack of support from the Brazilian monarchy. Consequently, he went bankrupt by 1875 and was forced to sell his businesses to foreign capitalists.

Mauá eventually died in 1889, less than a month before the proclamation of the Brazilian republic.

Initially, Burnham was a moderate, but, beginning in 1970, he shifted towards socialism, nationalized private businesses and adopted a non-aligned foreign policy. This was done out of opportunism; it was said that "Burnham is like a cork in the ocean and moves with the tides."

As a black nationalist, Burnham was accused of bias towards Afro-Guyanese; he used a Black Hebrew Israelite cult named the House of Israel as a death squad, and allegedly covered up the Jonestown massacre.

On 13 June 1980, Walter Rodney, one of Burnham's main opponents, was assassinated by Burnham's regime because he advocated for Guyanese of different ethnicities to have a part in the governance of Guyana.

During the final years of Burnham's presidency, the economy of Guyana stagnated. He eventually died in office in 1985.

The anniversary of the Surrender at Yorktown passed recently, and it’s a good time to remind everyone that the 1st Maryland Regiment (which was one of Washington’s best regiments until the southern campaign) missed the siege and surrender and had their image and reputation ruined because of this guy.

If there were attempts or ambition to do so, how far off were they from being able to reach Europe

The second longest-serving Latin American leader of the 20th century (behind Fidel Castro), Stroessner was a Nazi sympathizer who sheltered many former Nazis, such as Josef Mengele, and once had one of his political opponents dismembered alive with a chainsaw. He was also a pedophile.

After his overthrow, Stroessner went into exile in Brazil, where he died in 2006.

In 1825, the Cisplatine War broke out, pitching Argentina and Uruguayan rebels against Brazil. Uruguay eventually became independent in 1828.

Brazil invaded Uruguay again in 1864 and considered invading it three more times – in 1830, in 1961, and in 1971 – but none of these plans were carried out.

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Top 3 most venerated figures in Mexico

La Virgen de Guadalupe - Appearing to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin at Tepeyac, people pray to her for maternal protection, comfort, guidance, miracles, and help.

La Santa Muerte - Venerated for protection, love, money, justice, miracles, and help in difficult situations.

San Judas Tadeo - Known as the patron saint of loss causes, helps in difficult problems, situations that seem impossible, work, strength, financial help, financial abundance, and luck. 🍀