in the book's final chapters, sarmiento explores the consequences of facundo's death for the history and politics of the argentine republic. he further analyzes rosas's government and personality, commenting on dictatorship, tyranny, the role of popular support, and the use of force to maintain order. sarmiento criticizes rosas by using the words of the dictator, making sarcastic remarks about rosas's actions, and describing the "terror" established during the dictatorship, the contradictions of the government, and the situation in the provinces that were ruled by facundo. sarmiento writes, "the red ribbon is a materialization of the terror that accompanies you everywhere, in the streets, in the bosom of the family; it must be thought about when dressing, when undressing, and ideas are always engraved upon us by association".