As the world changed in the early 19th century, one man saw a future for a free Latin America. His name was Simón Bolívar, and he would lead a number of successful fights for independence against Spain. Though he was eventually given the name, El Liberador, he also came to known as a dictator in his own right.
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José de San Martín, from Soldier to Liberator (José de San Martín, de Soldado a Libertador)
<p>Simón Bolívar is known as the Liberator, and he rightly gained this title... but there is another, one who fought as hard as Bolivar but was nowhere near as recognized as the Venezuelan: José de San Martín.<br/><br/><br/>Born in Argentina and raised as a Spanish soldier who fo ... Show More
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Apr 2024
Francisco de Miranda, Latin American Hero (Francisco de Miranda, Héroe Latinoamericano)
<p>Before Simón Bolívar, before José de San Martín, there was someone else. A man who fought for independence not only in South America but in France and the United States, and whose name is the ONLY American one (North or South) to be engraved in the Arc de Triomphe.<br/><br/><b ... Show More
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