Domingo Sarmiento was a writer and educator who later presided over Argentina from 1868 to 1874. He wrote "Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism in 1845. Where he presented a subtle critique of the gauchos (a South American cowboy who resided on the plains of Argentina) and their contributions to the progress or lack thereof of Latin America. The presented image of Argentina in the 1880s is not only critical, the author presents a clear distinction between the countryman and the city man, two classes in one society. One being the city man of Buenos Aires, Cordoba and other cities and the other being the peasant or “gauchos” who live in the surrounding plains or “Pampas”. Both are part of Argentine culture but do not participate equally in the progression of Argentine society. Which company are you asking? The society presented in the text is an Argentinian society from the mid-19th century with cities whose appearance is quite similar to all American cities. Sarmiento mentions that they are similar because the population is "dispersed over a large area." Unlike American cities, the city of Cordoba is more like a European city. Sarmiento claims that it is the "center of Argentine, Spanish and European civilization" because it is where the shops, schools, courthouses and therefore the place where the cultured people are located. Sarmiento states in the text (Facundo, 1845) that cities like Córdoba and Buenos Aires are surrounded by the desert and in this faction they are "encircled" and "oppressed" by the desert. Suffice it to say that these cities are the only cultural salvation buried in miles of desert because they possess the characteristics of what Sarmiento considers culture. He also mentions that these cities are a... middle of paper ...... presented in "Facundo" not only in a critical sense but also as a form of admiration. Sarmiento is trying to say that even if the gaucho does not have the academic or cultural advancements of the men of the city, he almost makes up for them with his courage, his valor, he lives in a way that guarantees that his next generations will live in the same conformism. . They will also possess the same strength. They will have the same lack of education and yet they will have the same inflexible attitude towards the challenges of country life. Sarmiento therefore has a certain admiration for the gaucho. Yet he implies that it will not be attributed to the progress of Argentina or South America as the city dwellers would, because the gaucho lives for the gaucho, he is disconnected from the needs of South America. South and engages in its current way of life to contribute to the progress of South America.