Exactly, I'm also thinking Mercosur's role in this conflict will be decisive! Or were you talking about the USA that has eaten up the word America?
I agree with your point though, words get eaten up all the time. It's a very good strategy for capturing the attachment people have with the word. It's been done with the word democracy as well.
Which book is that about the Spanish Civil War?
On that topic, George Orwell's book, Homage to Catalonia, is also very much recommended.