| | |  | | |  (1783-1830) Vowing not to rest until he had broken "the chains of Spain," Simon Bolivar was instrumental in uniting and liberating South America. An eloquent, persuasive speaker and writer, his political statements stirred sympathies, but gained little political support for South American countries that were badly in need of social, political and economic reform. Bolivar eventually liberated five countries, adopting a Declaration of Independence for Venezuela and making it the first free Spanish-American colony. Simon Bolivar is known today by the people of South America as El Libertador -- the Liberator. Part of the multivolume Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Video Collection, a compelling set of biographies that introduces students to outstanding Hispanic and Latin American men and women. Available in both English and Spanish. | | "We recommend this series." - Video Librarian "...this biography series profiles some outstanding individuals and their distinctive endeavors. Academics and historians are interviewed, and the varied visuals include family photos, archival footage, and lovely artwork...this solid series includes personages from Spain, Latin America, and the U.S....from the fifteenth century to the present." - Booklist
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Color, B&W, Live Action
Copyright 1995
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