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On March 21, 1908, with the support of Chile, Argentina established a provisional government, and the president of the provisional government was the Argentine Minister of War Martin, who surrendered in the Battle of Mendoza. After the surrender, Martin realized that Argentina had lost the war and that it was no match for Chile, which had the support of China. Therefore, actively cooperate with the occupation of Chile in the north of Argentina. With Martin's active cooperation, Chile's military occupation was very smooth, which also made Chile intend to hand over the position of president to Martin after establishing a puppet regime in Argentina, which can be regarded as a reward for him!

The capital of the Provisional Government of Argentina is not Buenos Aires, but the coastal city of Viedma in the south, although the southern cities of Argentina are still under the control of the previous Argentine government for the time being. Chile would then send troops to cooperate with the Martín government in eliminating the government of President José Figueroa Alquetá in southern Argentina. The northern part of Argentina will be annexed to Chile!

Immediately after the establishment of the Provisional Argentine City, peace talks with the Chilean side were held. Chilean Foreign Minister Belk and Army Minister Claire arrived in Buenos Aires to take charge of the negotiations. The representatives of the Interim Government of Argentina were Interim President Martin and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Interim Government, Kent. It's just that this is not an honor for the two of them, but a shame. Argentina, which was defeated, will lose too many interests in this negotiation!

"Your Excellency Martin, this is a peace treaty drawn up by my Government. If you have no objection, please sign the peace treaty! Chilean Foreign Minister Belque handed the treaty, which had already been prepared, to the President of the Argentine interim government, Martin. Although it is a negotiation between Chile and Argentina, there is no room for resistance at the Argentine roots. Now the northern part of Argentina is under the control of the Chilean army, and the rest of the Argentine army, except for a few who fled to the south, is still in the prisoner of war camp!

Martin took the treaty, opened it and looked at it. Kent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Interim Government of Argentina, also came over, but when he saw the contents of the treaty. Both of their faces were blue with iron!

The main contents of the treaty were: first, Argentina to pay Chile 10 million pounds in war reparations; secondly, to cede to Chile the provinces of Jujuy, Formosa, Salta, Catamarca, Tucumán, del Estero, Chaco, Santa Fe, La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis, Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Corrientes, Misiones; Thirdly, Argentina is only allowed to retain an army with a total strength of 50,000 men, and. Chilean officers are responsible for training and are not allowed to develop the navy; Fourth, Argentina and Chile formed an alliance whereby in the event of war, Chile would command the Argentine army, and Chile would help the interim government eliminate the rebels entrenched in the south.

For Argentina, such a treaty is fundamentally a treaty of annihilation. Argentina will lose more than half of its territory. And it is also the most fertile land in the north, and although there are many territories left in the south, most of them are deserts and the Gobi. This will make Argentina completely reduced to a small country in South America, and there will be no chance of re-emerging.

For both Martin and Kent. If they sign the treaty, they will be the sinners of Argentina!

"Your Excellency Belk, is such a treaty too harsh?" Martin suppressed the anger in his heart and asked. He had no idea that the Chileans would be so greedy. The appetite will be so big. To know that Chile claims these territories. Combined, that's at least twice the size of Chile. Moreover, there are far more Argentines living in these lands than the entire population of Chile.

"Your Excellency Martin, this treaty was finally established after discussion with the Chilean government, and it may indeed be a bit harsh for Argentina, but it is much better than Chile completely annexing Argentina! You know, there is a lot of clamor in Chile for the complete annexation of Argentina. However, we do not want to destroy Argentina and make this country disappear from the world. That's why we have prepared such a treaty! Chilean Foreign Minister Belk said.

"But such a treaty is too harsh, and if we sign such a treaty, the angry Argentine people will tear us all to shreds!" This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Interim Government of Argentina, Kent.

"I promise, it will never happen. Our army has completely taken control of the northern part of Argentina, and in the event of a riot, the Chilean army is capable of suppressing a riot! The grim voice of Claire, the Chilean Minister of Army, rang out. For Chile, Argentina is indeed too populous, and for Chile, it is also a great threat. There have been questions in Chile as to whether some measures could be taken to appropriately reduce the number of Argentines. If these Argentines were to riot, it would give Chile an excellent excuse. After all, when dealing with mobs, countries are very cruel!

Martin and Kent couldn't help but shudder. They seem to have seen a large number of Argentines fall under the guns of the Chileans. They are not stupid, and they know very well what the Chileans think, which makes them even more frightened!

"Your Excellency Belke, Your Excellency Claire, such conditions are too harsh, I will not sign such a treaty!" Martin shook his head anyway. Although he surrendered to Chile, he still has the least conscience and will not completely betray the country!

"In that case, well, we won't force you! Your Excellency Kent, will you sign this treaty? If you will, then you are the president of the provisional government of Argentina! Chilean Foreign Minister Belk said!

"Ahh Both Martin and Kent exclaimed. However, the expressions of the two are completely different. Martin was horrified, he never thought that the Chilean side would directly let him step down because he refused to sign the treaty, you know, he has just come to power! Kent, on the other hand, was a bit of a surprise, and if he could become the president of the provisional government, it would be much better than being the foreign minister. As for betraying Argentina's interests, who can control so much?

"Your Excellency Belk, I've figured it out, I'm willing to sign the treaty!" Martin said quickly, and for fear that the Chilean side would regret it, he immediately signed his name on the treaty. After signing, he glared at Kent fiercely. Clearly, there was a lot of anger at Kent's idea of replacing him.

"Haha! After the signing of the treaty, we will do our best to mobilize our forces to help the Provisional Government to destroy the rebels in the south! Belk laughed. With the acquisition of the territory of northern Argentina, Chile will have access to a vast area of grain and meat, and the problems that have plagued Chile will be completely solved. As for what kind of damage this will cause to Argentina, it is not within their scope of concern!

After the content of the treaty was announced, it immediately caused a stir in Argentina. The vast majority of Argentines rallied to revolt against this traitorous treaty. However, the Provisional Government, with the support of Chile, took a brutal repression against the rebellious Argentines, and the Chilean army joined them. The unarmed Argentines rebelled and were quickly suppressed.

After resolving the Argentine issue, Chilean Foreign Minister Belk and Army Minister Claire and Navy Secretary Carr traveled to Rio de Janeiro to negotiate with the Brazilian side. Compared with Argentina, Chile offered much more lenient conditions. However, the Brazilian side is also very dissatisfied with this treaty. But, at gunpoint of the Chilean army, the Brazilian government also has no choice!

On 31 March, Chile and Brazil signed a peace treaty in Rio de Janeiro, which stipulated that Brazil would pay Argentina 30 million pounds in war reparations and cede to Chile the southern states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná. And, within a hundred kilometers of the new border between the two countries, Brazil cannot deploy its troops.

Although such conditions are much better than those of Argentina, they are also not accepted by the Brazilian government and people. However, with the army surrendered and the head of government surrendered, Brazil had no choice but to accept the conditions proposed by the Chilean side after arguing with reason. Fortunately, such losses are not unacceptable for Brazil. Brazil, with its vast land area and population, will soon be able to recover. If Chile can be defeated in the next war, then all the lost Qiē can be regained.

In fact, the signing of this treaty did make Brazil very hostile to Chile. The Brazilian government relocated all the Brazilians from the three states ceded to the country, and many of the young men who had left their homes joined the army, vowing to reclaim their homeland. In the years that followed, Brazil desperately developed its armaments, eventually relaunching the war against Chile a few years later. It's just that at that time, Chile had gradually digested the benefits gained in this war and became more powerful. The war lasted for several years, and in the end Brazil was still unable to defeat Chile, but suffered heavy losses and had to sue for peace again.

Treaties signed between Chile and Argentina, as well as Brazil, are collectively known as the South American Peace Treaty. After the signing of the treaty, the South American War ended, and Chile became the first power in South America with this war!