Originally published in 1923, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text of Simon Bolivar's address before the Venezuelan Congress at Angostura on February 15, 1819. The address is presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bolivar and South American history."

General Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), called El Liberator, and sometimes the "George Washington" of Latin America, was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement. His victories over Spain won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Bolivar became Columbia's first president in 1819. In 1822, he became dictator of Peru. Upper Peru became a separate state, which was named Bolivia in Bolivar's honor, in 1825. The constitution, which he drew up for Bolivia, is one of his most important political pronouncements. Today he is remembered throughout...

Known throughout Latin America as El Libertador, Venezuelan revolutionary Simon Bolivar was one of the most important leaders in the wars of independence from Spain. Recently revived by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez for his own political program-which he has called 'the Bolivarian Revolution'-these galvanizing words remain as relevant for current political and social struggles as they were in Bolivar's own day.