He held office two years more and then, finding that his influence had waned, he left Venezuela for good.

Whatever his faults in other respects, Guzman Blanco--be it said to his credit--tried to destroy the pest of periodical revolutions in his country.

Thanks to his vigorous suppression of these uprisings, some years of at least comparative security were made possible.

More than any other President the nation had ever had, he was entitled to the distinction of having been a benefactor, if not altogether a regenerator, of his native land..