Domingo Sarmiento establishes an anti-federalist periodical called…

Domingo Sarmiento establishes an anti-federalist periodical called El Zonda in 1836.

The government of San Juan does not like Sarmiento's criticisms and censors the magazine by imposing an unaffordable tax upon each purchase.

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Albarracín, unable to attend school in Buenos Aires thanks to the disorder of the civil war, had chosen to fight against Quiroga, joining and fighting in the army of General Paz, only to be placed under house arrest when San Juan was eventually taken over by Quiroga.

Fighting and war resumed, and in 1831, Sarmiento had fled to Chile, which at this time is noted for its good public administration, its constitutional organization, and the rare freedom to criticize the regime.

In Sarmiento's view, Chile has "Security of property, the continuation of order, and with both of these, the love of work and the spirit of enterprise that causes the development of wealth and prosperity."

As a form of freedom of expression, Sarmiento had begun to write political commentary.

In addition to writing, he also began teaching in the Andes.

Due to his innovative style of teaching, he had found himself in conflict with the governor of the province.

He had founded his own school in Pocura as a response to the governor.

During this time, Sarmiento had fallen in love and had an illegitimate daughter named Ana Faustina, who Sarmiento will not acknowledge until she marries.

In 1836, Sarmiento, now twenty-five, had returned to San Juan, seriously ill with typhoid fever; his family and friends thought he woukld die, but he has recovered.