Title: Simón Bolívar
Description: Provides a through background for Bolívar's "contradictory" life, from his birth into colonial aristocracy to his leadership of a revolution to his tactical alliance with the Roman Catholic Church; addresses many of the principles for which Bolívar fought, such as abolition of slavery and legal equality for all races and social classes; reviews his efforts to obtain a British protectorate over his alliance; places events in the context of the Enlightenment "world," showing the norms and conditions that spurred change; and details the influence Bolívar had on radical movements and events during the course of the revolutions in Latin America and documents the challenges he faced in leading a revolution.
Subjects: Biography, Heads of state, History, Venezuela War of Independence, 1810-1823, Bolivar, simon, 1783-1830, South america, biography, Venezuela, history, South america, history, Statesmen
Places: Latin America, South America, Venezuela
People: Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
Time periods: War of Independence, 1810-1823, Wars of Independence, 1806-1830