according to sorensen, "early readers of facundo were deeply influenced by the struggles that preceded and followed rosas's dictatorship, and their views sprang from their relationship to the strife for interpretive and political hegemony". gonzález echevarría notes that "facundo" provided the impetus for other writers to examine dictatorship in latin america, and contends that it is still read today because sarmiento created "a voice for modern latin american authors". the reason for this, according to gonzález echevarría, is that "latin american authors struggle with its legacy, rewriting facundo in their works even as they try to untangle themselves from its discourse". subsequent dictator novels, such as "el señor presidente" by miguel ángel asturias and "the feast of the goat" by mario vargas llosa, drew upon its ideas, and a knowledge of "facundo" enhances the reader's understanding of these later books.