Week 7 Extra Credit Reading Notes : Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar (1783-1830)
Replay of a South American to a Gentleman of This Island [Jamaica]
44-49

Helped to lead a movement for Latin American independence from the nations of Spain.
Born in Venezuela in 1783 (44)

In 1811 he thought in a bottle that achieved “fragile independence” for Venezuela. (44)

Bolivar route Olivia‘s constitution“... and a series of influential political manifestoes.” (44)

“The hatred that the Peninsula has inspired in us is greater than the ocean between us.”(44)

when talking about the oppression of the people of his nations.

“The teams have been broken; we have been freed, and our enemies seek to enslave us a new. For

this reason America facts desperately, and sell them as the desperation failed to achieve victory. “

(45) - this is very true. When you push a nation to do desperate things, their desperation will lead to

determination.

“The time is come at last to repay the Spaniards torture for torture into round that race of annihilators

and it’s own blood or in the sea. “(46)

“… For over 1 million men have parish, as you can see in in the report of Mr. Walton, who describes

faithfully the bloody crimes committed in that abundant Kingdom. “ (46) - it does astound me how

such a large number can be counted, yet seemingly nothing was done about it.

“Is even more difficult to foresee the future feet of the New World, to sit down it’s political principles,

or to prophecy what manner of government it will adopt. Every conjecture relative to America’s future

is, I feel, pure speculation “ (47) - we all know how this ended up. But it is interesting to read a

foreign man’s take on the situation that was happening in America during this time. It is very

interesting to see it from another perspective.

“Notwithstanding that it is a type of divination to protect the result of the political course which

America is pursuing, I shall venture some conjectures which, of course, or colored by my enthusiasm

and dictated by rational desires rather than by reasoned conclusions.” (48). He kinda gets close.

“States are sleeves because of either the nature or the misuse of their constitutions; a people is

there for enslaved when the government, by its nature or devices, infringes on and usurps the rights

of the citizens or subject. “ (48) - truth even today.

“We have been harassed by the conduct which has not only depraved us of our rights but has been

harassed by a conduct which has not only deprived of us of our rights but has kept us in a sort of

permanent infancy with regard to public affairs. “(48)- most people even today do not understand the

full scope of the government. We are kept in the dark and sheltered from the truths that we rightfully

should know. All under the guise of national security.

“Then will though sciences and arts which, born in East, have enlightened Europe, wing their way to

eat free Columbia, which will cordially bit then welcome. “ (49) - they want to better themselves and

be a cultured and educated nation.