Rise of the Argentine Empire

As he was leaving, Evita called Perón to her bedside, took his hand, and said:

"I only shed tears when I'm sick in this life,"

"Little skinny one can't hold on any longer, she's leaving."

She gently whispered her last words to her husband, and then passed away...

At 8:40 PM, many students from the University of Buenos Aires were still studying in the school library, preparing for their final exams and the upcoming winter break.

The atmosphere in the library was serene when suddenly, a dazzling white light flashed across the dark night sky outside the window. A clap of thunder followed, and it began to drizzle.

Saint-Hesse glanced at his watch, took out his umbrella from under the table, and planned to go home to continue studying. At that moment, an intelligence officer from the Falcon Bureau rushed over, soaked to the bone, and whispered in his ear:

"Boss, just received news, Mrs. Perón has passed away."

Upon hearing these words, Saint-Hesse's face instantly turned pale. He leaned back in his chair, his eyes becoming vacant and unfocused. He tried to stand up, but felt weak all over, and could only sit quietly in the chair, looking lost.

The rain outside suddenly intensified, and lightning flashed one after another, illuminating the entire sky, as if bidding farewell to the Argentine rose. The trees outside the window swayed and fluttered in the strong wind.

"Go change your clothes first, take this umbrella, and then get Andrew moving."

Saint-Hesse instructed, handing the black umbrella to the intelligence officer. He forced a stiff smile, only to realize that he was in tears.

"Yes, boss, take care of yourself. I'll have the Delta security guards come in to protect your safety. There are too many people in the inner city right now, it's very chaotic."

The intelligence officer handed Saint-Hesse a pistol. He usually didn't carry a gun to school, mainly because it was troublesome.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful."

Saint-Hesse took the pistol and tucked it into his belt, not saying anything more, just sitting quietly.

At 9 PM, the announcer on Argentine National Radio announced to the nation with a choked voice: "It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Evita Perón—the soul of the nation, the spiritual leader of the people—passed away at 8:25 PM tonight..."

The students staying in the library quickly learned about Mrs. Perón's death through the school-wide broadcast, and they all stopped studying.

People in the library covered their mouths, tears streaming down their faces. Some were silent and tearful, while others couldn't believe it, shaking their companions and loudly questioning if they had misheard, pulling their ears red. After confirming that they had not misheard, they burst into loud, heart-wrenching cries, and the sound of weeping in the entire library suddenly grew louder.

Some who didn't believe it even wanted to organize themselves to check the real situation, and even planned to brave the rain to sit in vigil at the Casa Rosada.

Saint-Hesse supported himself on the table and barely stood up, looking at the chaotic students, shouting loudly not to panic.

"Students, everyone calm down first. I am Saint-Hesse Cohen, the president of the New Youth League. Please organize yourselves and listen to the school's arrangements first.

It's raining heavily outside, and I believe Evita wouldn't want us to get sick either... Members of the New Youth League, everyone organize yourselves and stabilize the situation first, at least until the rain subsides a bit. It's very chaotic outside..."

Saint-Hesse's words were very effective. The New Youth League and Saint-Hesse had great prestige. He found more than a dozen members of the New Youth League on the spot to organize and calm the excited students, preventing them from doing anything rash. This was indeed a huge bad news.

It was too dangerous to go out on the streets at night, and the intelligence officer had just said that the streets were chaotic, and the police department might have already lost control of the situation.

The University of Buenos Aires was not far from the Casa Rosada, and it was likely to be impacted by the crowd.

Under the organization of the New Youth League, the students in the library quickly became orderly. The University of Buenos Aires had more than one library, and Saint-Hesse also asked the people from the New Youth League to stabilize the students, preventing them from being dispersed, and planned to escort them back tomorrow, as it was too easy for accidents to happen late at night.

In just one hour, the obituary of Mrs. Perón had been sent to newspaper bureaus all over the country. After the news spread, the entire Argentina was plunged into infinite grief.

Outside Buenos Aires, tidal waves of Argentine people began using various means of transportation, regardless of the heavy rain, to go to Buenos Aires, wanting to see Mrs. Perón's last remains.

In the movie theater, the citizens watching the movie fell silent after the commotion. The projectionist announced the news of Mrs. Perón's death, and everyone silently wept. Some could not accept this fact and directly followed Mrs. Perón in death.

In the bar, many people continued to drink after hearing the broadcast, numbing themselves with alcohol, hypnotizing themselves that they must be in a dream, smashing many glasses and bottles.

In the dance hall, this was one of the few places that hadn't closed yet. Most of the people who heard the broadcast continued to dance, some stopped dancing and stood there blankly, some simply collapsed on the ground, not feeling anything about the cold floor.

At this time, most Argentinians were already preparing to sleep and did not hear the broadcast.

At the same time, he called all the factories under his command to arrange for shutdowns to prepare for some of the problems that would follow. Fortunately, Saint-Hesse had anticipated this period and produced a lot of goods in advance.

The printing plant started work non-stop, planning to give these black and white photos of the portrait to Argentinians for free.

And tomorrow's headline newspapers will also be given away for free.

Outside the Casa Rosada, people from the Labor Confederation guarded the spirit with guns. Perhaps this was their last armed mobilization. The military strongly demanded that the Confederation be listed as an illegal armed force and ordered to disband.

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At 8:00 AM on July 27th, Perón published a eulogy and a national radio address:

"Our Evita has left us forever. Her short life was infinitely glorious..."

The entire Argentina seemed to have been instantly pressed the stop button. For them, it was as if the whole sky had fallen. Evita, who had once protected them, had fallen forever...

A kind of grief shrouded the entire Argentina directly. Yesterday's news could only notify some people, and it was too late. Today's formal speech stopped the lives of the Argentine people. Schools were closed, factories were shut down...

From the moment the news was announced, people from all over the country spontaneously went to the capital. The Plaza de Mayo was full of grief-stricken Argentinians, and countless people began to worry about the future of Argentina. Without Evita, could Perón really continue to govern?

Argentinians flocked to the capital, Buenos Aires, from all directions. Trains and ships were unusually crowded. Many people traveled thousands of kilometers, just to say goodbye to their "rose".

Her body was given emergency embalming treatment and placed in a glass coffin.

In order to calm the increasingly tense situation, the presidential palace had to invite the army to maintain order.

To mourn her passing, the presidential palace announced a national mourning period.

Although traffic control was carried out, rejecting more people from going to the Plaza de Mayo, the memorial service site was still crowded and reached its peak on August 4.

On the day of the memorial service, it did not rain in Buenos Aires, and there was no sun in the sky. It was gray and a little bit bone-chilling cold, and the cold wind blew straight.

But this could not stop the Argentinians. They gathered together in the Plaza de Mayo. The people in the inner city were full, so they gathered in the outer city.

People began to gather, centered on the Plaza de Mayo. Avenida de Mayo, from the Plaza de Mayo to the Congressional Plaza, and even the Casa Rosada seemed to turn white. The crowd was very quiet; most people were weeping silently, while some ran back and forth as if mad.

In front of the Casa Rosada, the solemn cathedral and all the priests of Buenos Aires began to take action, helping to officiate the funeral.

Alongside Avenida de Mayo, Rivadavia Avenue was also surging with people. The people of the San Telmo district, the usually tranquil District 3 of the Río de la Plata, were even quieter. The Italian descendants of District 4 also spontaneously took action, and the people of the Palermo district also stopped their work.

The sidewalks on both sides of Avenida de Mayo were filled with Argentinians, holding photos of Evita, wearing white paper flowers on their chests, some with black纱bands wrapped around their arms. Those who couldn't afford it wore a bunch of white artificial flowers on their chests.

With heavy hearts, people looked in the direction from which Mrs. Perón's hearse was about to come, a path cleared by the army.

Their eyes followed the movement of the hearse. Argentinians, as if by agreement, wore black clothes. People upstairs spontaneously scattered white pieces of paper, which drifted in the strong wind, as they stood up straight.

At the front of the entire funeral procession were members of the General Confederation of Labor and the Buenos Aires Police Department on horseback.

Hundreds of people carried the coffin, wearing white shirts and black pants, with black flowers on their chests and mournful faces.

Standing on the side of the road were the Argentine Army, wearing dark green helmets, and some from the police department, also responsible for maintaining order.

Because there were too many Argentinians coming to pay their respects, some medical personnel were also arranged on-site to provide timely treatment to those who fainted from excessive grief.

Some radicals directly rammed the hearse, bleeding profusely and dying on the spot, and were sent to be cremated.

It was on this Avenida de Mayo that Mrs. Perón met so many Argentinian people from the lower classes. She truly burned her life for the poor.

The hearse was slowly carried forward, moving the hearts of millions.

Many people chased after the hearse on the sidewalk, but were stopped by the soldiers next to them, and the scene was once chaotic.

But the hearse gradually moved away, and she finally disappeared into the vast night.

On this day of mourning, a total of 700,000 people paid their respects to Evita's coffin. People repeatedly shouted "Evita's" name, some fainted on the spot, some desperately tried to kiss her glass coffin, and 16 people died from the crush.

In the starry night, most Argentinians did not disperse. They held torches, like sparks of stars, slowly lighting up the entire Buenos Aires. These days, factories were shut down, and the electricity was basically sufficient to supply the entire city.

The entire city of Buenos Aires had gathered hundreds of thousands of people, and countless more were rushing in from outside the city.

The auditorium where Mrs. Perón's coffin was placed...

San Jose got the opportunity to pay his respects to Mrs. Perón's remains. Watching people circling the coffin, he lined up at the back of the line, a mournful band, the entire auditorium was filled with sad tunes.

Entering the church, touching the glass coffin, covered with a huge blue and white national flag, surrounded by bunches of white flowers.

San Jose looked sad and gently placed the white small flower in his hand next to it.

The Presidential Palace also broadcasted continuously through the radio station, saying that the Argentine people's love for Evita was sincere and that she had dedicated her life to Argentina.

The Presidential Palace announced that the capital of Buenos Aires Province, La Plata, would be renamed Eva Perón City to commemorate Evita.

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In Evita's hometown, this was the place that bore all her suffering for the first 15 years, but now they were extremely proud that their hometown had produced such a great figure.

It was still very poor here. August 27th was originally just a very ordinary morning, but this tranquility was broken by the village's broadcast. They quietly listened to President Perón's heavy voice.

Hearing that unbelievable news, the psychological defenses of the people in their hometown collapsed in an instant. Some howled and cried, some silently shed tears, some sadly rolled around in the fields, and some shouted, "Evita, I'm sorry for you."

The people of Evita's village raised money to make a plaque to be sent to the future Mrs. Perón's mausoleum, with a sentence engraved on it:

"Eva, forever in the hearts of the people."

Maria City,

That day, the whole city went on strike. In the newly built Maria Assembly Hall, more than 100,000 people in the city wore small white flowers and black cloths, which were urgently processed from blue cloud clothing, to pay their respects to Mrs. Perón's portrait.

When Rosa paid her respects to the portrait, she knelt there and cried so much that she couldn't get up. The female workers of Blue Cloud Clothing carried her onto a stretcher before slowly leaving Mrs. Perón's portrait.

Ke City,

Although the upper class of Ke City breathed a sigh of relief at the death of Mrs. Perón, they obviously underestimated Mrs. Perón's huge influence.

With San Jose's advance notice, the Radical Party did a good job, and with the assistance of the Ke City military, they set up a memorial service. The people here also mourned Mrs. Perón, and these upper-class people also pretended to wipe their tears. If it weren't for the arc of their mouths, you would never have noticed the joy in their hearts.

The entire venue was filled with mourning music and cries, and the people of Ke City were immersed in immense grief.

Potassium Triangle,

The people here also respected Mrs. Perón relatively highly.

The Thunder Cross organized a formal memorial service, invited several mourning bands, and looked at the huge portrait of Mrs. Perón, everyone was heartbroken.

Europe, North America, East Asia,

The death of Mrs. Perón also caused a great sensation in Western European and American countries, and even some Eastern countries, especially Spain, France, and Italy, which expressed great grief.

In order to cope with domestic pressure, Mrs. Perón once tried to use foreign forces and planned a months-long trip to Europe.

Mrs. Perón successively visited European countries such as Spain, Italy, and France, and received a huge response.

Her elegance swept across Europe, and the European media praised Mrs. Perón's visit as the "Rainbow Tour."

At that time, she also won the titles of "Perón's Trump Card", "Argentine Rose", and "Diamond in Suffering".

The death of Mrs. Perón caused a wave of public opinion in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In particular, the United Kingdom, which was supposed to be her next country to visit, was now carrying out the feminist movement. The United Kingdom, which was supposed to be an enemy country, also had some new public opinion, so that the British people also got to know this deceased president's wife.

Mrs. Perón was regarded as an idol by many women in other countries.

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On August 7, San Jose published the song "Argentina, Don't Cry for Me" under the name "Argentine Nobody Cohen." The inspiration came from Mrs. Perón telling her people in a speech: "If I die for Argentina, please remember: Argentina, don't cry for me."

It immediately aroused the singing of people all over the country, and even Perón himself was very satisfied with this song. The church simply designated this song as a hymn.

The name San Jose Cohen was also dug out by the people, brushing a wave of goodwill.

"Evita's life has been complicated and difficult to evaluate, but when I hear 'Argentina, Don't Cry for Me' again, I believe in her deep and lasting love for the motherland."

A wealthy businessman who had once been opposed to Evita said this.

"What kind of person you become is not ability, but choice. Mrs. Perón chose to burn her last life for the poor of Argentina. She is great."

After evaluating Evita's life, San Jose also recovered again. A new era is coming, and he must devote all his energy to deal with it.

For at least a few months after Mrs. Perón's death, Argentina was still very stable. The Argentine people would at least not allow the country to be in chaos. The military's goal of dismantling the Confederation had not yet succeeded, and it was not good to mess around.

San Jose plans to prepare to go to the United States to relax.

Moreover, he also needs to adjust his mentality and seriously deal with the upcoming Argentine political storm, go to the United States to get some money to spend, and directly prepare for early graduation after returning at the end of the year.

Without graduation, it is not very convenient to do anything.