 The group spend a sleepless night in Barranca Nueva before they arrive in Turbaco . Their original plan was to continue to Cartagena the following day , but the General is informed that there is no available ship bound for Europe from the port and that his passport still has not arrived . While staying in the town , he receives a visit from General Mariano Montilla and a few other friends . The deterioration of his health becomes increasingly evident — one of his visitors describes his face as that of a dead man . In Turbaco , the General is joined by General Daniel Florencio O 'Leary and receives news of ongoing political machinations : Joaquín Mosquera , appointed successor as President of Gran Colombia , has assumed power but his legitimacy is still contested by General Rafael Urdaneta . The General recalls that his " dream began to fall apart on the very day it was realized " . 
 The group spend a sleepless night in Barranca Nueva before they arrive in Turbaco . Their original plan was to continue to Cartagena the following day , but the General is informed that <a href='dey_it' title='1'><mark>there</mark></a> is no available ship bound for Europe from the port and that his passport still <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> not arrived . While staying in the town , he <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>receives</mark></a> a visit from General Mariano Montilla and a few other friends . The deterioration of his health <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>becomes</mark></a> increasingly evident — one of his visitors <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>describes</mark></a> his face as that of a dead man . In Turbaco , the General is joined by General Daniel Florencio O 'Leary and <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>receives</mark></a> news of ongoing political machinations : Joaquín Mosquera , appointed successor as President of Gran Colombia , <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> assumed power but his legitimacy is still contested by General Rafael Urdaneta . The General <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>recalls</mark></a> that his " dream began to fall apart on the very day it was realized " . 
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