
354. Liberator of Latin America: Simón Bolívar vs The Spanish Empire (Part 1)
Published 4/27/2026

Published 4/27/2026
Who was the man who liberated Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Spanish rule? How did a privileged upper-class teenage boy become South America’s leading revolutionary of the 19th century? How did tragedy in his youth set Simón Bolívar on the pathway to power? Get the…