Note 427 — DON JUAN MARTÍN DE PUEYRREDÓN V. F. López
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compañero de Logia. Francisco Miranda, a Venezuelan patriot, had been the prime mover in establishing a vast secret society with branches in Europe and America. The purpose of this society was to bring about a republican form of government in all South America. San Martín established a chapter of it in Buenos Aires under the name of Logia de Lautaro, and with its support carried through his invasion of Chile and Peru, despite party opposition. Lautaro was synonymous with patriotism because it was the name of an Araucanian chief famous for his fierce resistance against Valdivia, the conqueror of Chile.