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Simón Bolívar
Other names/titles: Gender: M
Ethnic origin: White
Biographical details
He was born in Caracas in 1783, the son of María de la Concepción Palacios. He went to Cartagena to fight for independence from Spain in 1812, and was defeated, but took the campaign along the Magdalena River.
In around 1813 he praised the contribution of women from Trujillo Province, Venezuela in the Independence wars. (Earle, 133-134)
He was greatly influenced by Rousseau ("se nutrío tanto de Rousseau"). (Anderson, 190) Bolívar "drew on Montesquieu throughout his political life". (Lynch, ed., 31)
He was a mason. (Racine, 538)
Knaster claims that he believed women to be superior to men. He gave pensions to widows out of his own pocket. (Knaster, 479.)
Méndez examines his attitude towards Indians. He issued a decree, based on an earlier one made by San Martín, prohibiting the employment of Indians in faenas, mita, pongaje, or similar services. (Méndez, 17-19, 21)
He was met Alexander Humboldt in the Paris salons in 1804 and they became good friends. He admired Voltaire, "En Voltaire se encuentra todo: estilo, grandes y profundos pensamientos filosóficos, crítica fina y diversión". His was introduced to Rousseau's work by his childhood tutor Simón Rodríguez. He was fascinated by Napoleon. He had a copy of Bentham's work among his possessions. (Zapata, 49, 58, 61-67, 88-89)
Lynch describes him as "an inspired soldier [and] an informed political thinker". (Lynch, xv)
He died in 1830 on his way into exile.
Life Events
| Born |
1783 | |
| Other |
1804 | He met Humboldt in the Paris salons. |
| Other |
1813 | He praised the women of Trujillo Province for their contribution to the cause. |
| Died |
1830 | |
References
Knaster, Meri, (1977), Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times
Humphreys, R. A., (1969), The ´Detached Recollections' of General D. F. O'Leary
Dore, Elizabeth, and Molyneux, Maxine, (2000), Hidden Histories of Gender and the State in Latin America
Urbano, Enrique, (1992), Tradición y modernidad en los Andes
Romero de Valle, Emilia, (1948), Mujeres de América
Anderson Imbert, Enrique, (1954), Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana, Tomo I, La Colonia cien años de República
Lynch, John, (1986), The Spanish American Revolutions 1808-1826
Lynch, John, (1994), Latin American Revolutions
Werner, Michael S., (1997), Encyclopedia of Mexico
Zapata, Ramón, (1997), Los libros que leyó el Libertador Simón Bolívar
Forero, Paulo E., (1972), Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Publications
Letter: Carta a las señoras Garaicoa
Letter: Carta
Speech: Discurso
Letter: Carta
Note: Oficio
Speech: Discurso ante el Congreso de Cúcuta
Letter: Carta
Letter: Carta
Letter: Carta a Manuela Sáenz
Letter: Carta al Señor Próspero Pereira Gamba
Letter: Carta a Santander
Speech: Discurso a las hijas del Socorro
Letter: Carta a Gral Santander
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