Simon Bol var is known as El Libertador because he freed an enormous territory an area that today is shared by six South American countries from the yoke of the Spanish Empire. Palomo Blanco, his horse, and Nevado, his dog, were his faithful companions throughout this difficult and heroic feat.[...]

This 1923 volume contains the complete text of Simon Bolivar's address before the Venezuelan Congress at Angostura in 1819.[...]

Popular and divisive President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela introduces this collection of the writings by the historic namesake of his own 'Bolivarian Revolution'. The Venezuelan revolutionary Simon Bolivar, also known as El Libertador, sought to lead Latin America to independence from the Spanish in th[...]