"Having (done something),..."

Question

This is a construction I would like to use in a paper I'm writing, but that I've never seen before: "Having (done something),..." This is what I want to say:

"Having shown that a nation's true power rests in its people, Fuentes goes on to describe a system of government that he seems to think ideal, in which the power remains with the people."

And here's what I pieced together from the translator:

"Después de haber demostrado que el verdadero poder de una nación procede de su pueblo, Fuentes se pone a describir un sistema de gobierno que parece pensar ideal, en lo cual el poder permanece en el pueblo."

Is that right?

Answer 1

Después de haber demostrado que el verdadero poder de una nación procede de su pueblo, Fuentes se pone a describir un sistema de gobierno que le parece el ideal : el poder lo tiene el pueblo."

Very nice thread, sonin, welcome to the forum again, this sentence was almost right

Many thanks once again, Heidita! - Soninmyeyes, Aug 31, 2010