5.13- The Letter From Jamaica

With an assist from the Republic of Haiti, Simon Bolivar launched a new expedition to Venezuela in 1816.   

In January 1818 Simón Bolívar met José Antonio Páez. The War of Venezuelan Independence would never be the same.  

In July 1819 Bolívar led a legendary march into the mountains to liberate New Granada once and for all.  

This week Ben and Marina discuss art and creativity, from Marina's punto (y puñetas!), to orfebrería (gold and silver smithing) and great Spanish music jokes. Full show notes and more Spanish-learning podcasts at notesinspanish.com 

Join us for a trip to the country of the poets in South America with colleagues and assistants. First up, we hear from Gaurav and Ceana. Now both working at the British Council, they tell Finola about their experience as English Language Assistants in Chile. Then Ceana chats to C ... Show More

Two overlooked heroes. 

Join Cynthia and Gordon as they help you test your Ser , Estar and Hay! Sometimes in Spanish it’s difficult […] The post 80 Beginners TEST your SER ESTAR and HAY appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish. 

<p>Simon Schama talks about “Belonging: 1492-1900,” and Christopher de Hamel discusses “Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts.”</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via ... Show More

Alice Obrecht (One World Trust) and Philip Tamminga (DARA) give a talk for Oxford Humanitarian Group/ELAC seminar series. Introduced by Hugo Slim. 

José and Diogo watch the game together. Keep an eye (or ear) out for irregular verbs in the present tense, such as ter, poder, querer, and ir, plus many common conversational phrases. 

(and John Madden) With Jeff Vibbert.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/twistedhistory