Simon Bolivar: Today a Hero. Yesterday a Tyrant.
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Would have been nice to have teachers in school who made history this interesting. Only one in 16 years, and nowhere near this level of information and interest. So sad.
That is high praise. We have had teachers ask if it was okay to show our videos in class. Toptenz (th-cam.com/channels/Q-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw.html) gets a lot of those requests too. We are honored and flattered, of course.
Likely one of the hardest parts of being a teacher is regurgitating the same information over and over. I'd like to believe every teacher starts off this enthusiastic and interesting, but quickly becomes boring as time goes on since they have to repeat the lecture multiple times a day for years.
Ruth Beaty 8
well, the teachers i had were straight up boring and always acted like monotone drones the entire time. i tended to read ahead of whatever the teacher was teaching a section on because i loved history, but the teachers were just so boring. honestly, i think Simon and crew should be a staple in classrooms all around the globe.
G94 who, me? no, i didnt get along with anyone in school. i had no friends in the school i went to. it was also prior to cellphones being a thing. well, they were a thing, but only rich people had those giant brick phones and i was not one of those rich people. so, no, it wasnt because of talking to friends. i learned more on my own in school than i ever did from any teacher. as a matter of fact, i learn more from just one vid from Simon than i did from any teacher except Mr. Anderson at Live Oak Community High School in Redding California. Mr. A was the only teacher i ever had that actually cared about the kids and wanted to get them prepared for life and college. i will always remember him. he did great things for so many.
Actually I would absolutely expect a revolutionary to come from the upper class. The lower classes are too busy wondering where their next meal is coming from. Even in the 60s most hippies were middle class or better.
Actually, the elites feared an uprise of the "pardos" against them. Think twice before writing.
Carolbulanger that may be a compounding factor, but it is true that most revolutions or rebellions were lead by those of higher social strata seeing as they had the means and connection to create a more stable opposition.
Most revolutions are led by wealthy people manipulating the seething resentment of the poor and using it to gain power. Of course, their ideology is almost always proven to be poisonous and the working class (usually significantly larger than it used to be because the successful are driven into poverty) always suffers.
True. The Myans were getting slaughtered and not fighting back & rich doctor Che Guevara got fed up and told them to fight back.
Kyle J. Whitehead - Music sad , but so true.
"There is nothing more dangerous than allowing one citizen to be in power for a long time. The people get used to obeying him. And he becomes used to ruling the people; that's where usurpation and tyranny originate."
- Simón Bolívar (Congreso de Angostura , 1819)
This was 5 years after "La carta de Jaimca".
Hipocresy, knowing his tyrant dictatorship in Peru (and that in Colombia they prefer Santander...)
@@SrLx1 First, it's spelled hypocrisy. Second, in Colombia they didn't preferred Santander.
I understand you peruans actually hate Bolivar because he did so many bad things for you like making Peru independent of the spaniards, and you have responded to that with xenophobia and hatred to bolivians and ecuatorians, but stop spreading misinformation because of your mental problems.
@@alejandrofinol5709 Isn't hipocrisy.
Colombians who knows their real story like Santander than Bolivar (and I have contacts of Bogota who knows that "bipartidism" is responsability of Bolívar and his toxic ego, they doesn't like him and prefer Santander (with his imperfection, because venezuela and colombia should be one) as his real liberator of Simon I and his plans in 1828 to be a life president...a dictator who wants to give privileges to the militars and return alcabala tax; also question people of Pasto what they think about Simon after "Masacre de Navidad").
Peruvians aren't xenophobian, really we fell bolivans and ecuatorians like brothers of a unique nation spanish-andean (yeah, sometimes are ultranacionalist who disparage them because they're rebel provinces, but knowing who is the personality of the latino promedio, very prides), and we're receiving venezolans, another brothers of spanish-america, after all, they aren't responsable of the atrocities of their past governments and his geopolitical interest of destroying at the root what he considered a threat to Gran Colombia (but it's natural that peruvians are a bit angry because a portion of them are doing crimes and another has a cult of personality to Bolivar because some ignorance, but it's like the reaction of europeans about muslims migrants).
@@SrLx1 The problem with the Santander bias is that it hasn't been actually proven right aside from a vocal minority that has been claimed things without actual evidence: Trying to deny the efforts and battles of Bolivar for the liberation of Colombia because he became a dictator in a momment of extreme mental ilness and distress, ignoring how he knew it was wrong as evidenced by the writings he made in his youth and trying to destroy his figure by showing him as an perpetrator, public enemy and assasin, deplatforming all his work of life into only the bad things he do in his lowest point. I'm not going to comment about Venezuela, since I don't know much about the situation, but thinking that there is a unilateral, “real” side of history is ridiculous and that it is specifically “Libertator bad he was a dictator once” is questionable. Evidently, your “contacts” in Bogota are going to say everything to disprove the almost godly perspective of other Latin American country about him. I personally believe more in the anti-heroic concept of El Libertador en Su Laberinto.
@@SrLx1 Peru is literally all over the news because of how xenophobic they are, specially against venezuelans so.....
I lived 6 years in Colombia and his name is everywhere, streets, buildings, towns etc, so much of his influence.
same with Venezuela
why would you live in Colombia for 6 years?
@@DonVinny Maybe he liked it there. Some of us do.
@@DonVinny why wouldn't he?
Vincent Valentin , obviously you have never stepped foot in Colombia and are only familiar with its’ past history and not the Colombia of today!
I read portions of his speeches researching a quote of his. "An ignorant people are the blind instrument of their own destruction." It is one if my favorite quotes because it is sooo true!!! The man was highly intelligent and very articulate. Great bio. Wish it had included this speech somewhere.
Haiti is the secret friend that Bolivar had that helped him to win the war against Spain... Bolivar wrote letters about Haiti
Thanks ppl dont tell all the history
Yeah you would now their are 2 shitholes haiti and Venezuela.what a joke lol😭
@@charlesoneil4459 Just to prove how ignorant you are. Your brain doesn't deserve a reply,since it can't comprehend what it doesn't understand. You can't get 10 dollars from 5 dollars. In case you don't understand,how much money is Citgo forbidden to release to Venezuela because of US sanctions, how many other countries in the Americas it affects since they can't do business with Venezuela.And with those restrictions,and the seizure of their funds, how amazing would it be, if the capitalists big pockets that were behind didn't interfere and let Socialist prosper, maybe it will be on fair level to judge Venezuela vs Other countries. However when you sabotage it, you can't call it a failure,you can call it MANIPULATION.....
Power.....
Simón Bolivar had another ally - Jean Baptiste Bideau, from the nearby Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Both Saint Lucia and Venezuela have statue busts of both men.
Simón Bolivar was hated by whom? The elite who betrayed him and by the enemies he defeated. He was not hated by the people. Actually, he was considered a living legend back then, admired and adored by the peoples of the Latin-American countries he liberated. He was a human being, no human being is perfect. Yet, what he accomplished back then was / is simply Amazing. I drive for 20 minutes and I get tired. This man travelled all over South America on a horse, not to have a relaxing vacation in a beautiful place but to literally fight against enemies (in 472 battles) to liberate countries. Just the horse riding over South America is in itself admirable (during his campaign he rode 123,000 kilometers: 10 times more than Hannibal, three times more than Napoleon, and twice as much as Alexander the Great). His ideals of freedom and equality and his documents (true democracy) are a remarkable work of genius. By the way, one of the reasons the rich Latino-American elites hated him was because he wanted to abolish slavery. He wanted to accomplish a lot more than what a single mortal can accomplish. Liberating 6 South-American countries and trying to reorganize and establish true democracy in a block of countries that lived under Spanish oppression for centuries, with the marked class and cultural (Africans, South-American aborigines, creoles) differences, without the technological resources that we have today was simply too much for a single soul. Simón Bolivar, was without doubt, one of the most important, if not the most relevant figure (leader) of the 19th century. He was a Hero then, he is a hero now and one of the best examples of heroism in the history of human kind. You cannot analyze and understand these historical figures with today’s mentality. You have to understand them in their historical context if you want to be really objective...
well said. I just watched that Bolivar serieson netflix and I was well taken aback - that guy was never off a horse running all over theplace - in this age youthink just get on a phone and tell them to behave but oops they didnt have them then it was ALL done on horseback and I think the series was EXCELLENT and, its educated me to know a bit about him. Not forgetting Manuela Saenz!
I mean, the indigineous people had a very good reason to hate him due to the fact that he made sure that they were excluded from society despite them dying for him in the battlefield.
Simón Bolivar: "The poor indians are truly in a state of lamentable depression. I intend to help them all I can. First as a matter of humanity, second because it is their right and finally because doing good costs nothing and is worth much."
Bravo Thank you.
Read about the Black Christmas in Pasto, why he was ousted of government and why they tried to kill him several times. You will know why people still hate him. You seem to have a very clinically clean view of him, he did great things, but he was a tyrant.
It’s insane to me how little coverage this man has in the English academic world. Most resources on him are entirely in Spanish
Read a biography of Bolivar a few years ago. The part that really stood out to me was this incident in Paris, after Napoleon had declared himself Emperor, where Bolivar was at a party and got really drunk. He started loudly proclaiming that Napoleon had sold out much to the chagrined of the rest of the party. After that he was quietly told that he should leave Paris. I like to imagine he was all "FINE! I'm gonna go home and liberate a continent!"
One Love from HAITI 🇭🇹
We Haitians saved south america. Simon isnt telling all the truth of history
@@unfilteredthoughts2004 Haitians believed they saved everybody. There were other liberators in South America.
@@marlondavis1230 they didn't save everybody but they were a great influence for other slaves. Nobody did it like they did, they were getting at them slave masters and they did it for 13 years until they got there freedom.
@@berta4906 there were slaves all over the Caribbean and Latin America rebelling before Haiti did. Haiti were just more successful than others. I don't see your point.
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Yeah, I totally see where you're coming from.
But some people simply can’t give credit where credit is due.
And that’s cool everyone is entitled to their views.
To deliver a revolution like we did in Haiti, there were a lot of thought and courage that went into it.
Yes, we know about other rebellion slaves uprising, and we also get that.
And no we’re not the messiah saving everybody, only the bottom line is we had a plan, those men’s had great courage, and they did their thing successfully period.
And that’s what happened when they underestimate black excellence🇭🇹✌🏾
You either die a hero or live long enough to be a villian
no
no what?
Pee pee poo poo
Then what did Napoleon die as? Hero? Villain?
Or be forever known as a sexual predator (It is 2018 after all)
South America independence has two “Libertadores”.... The General José de San Martín initiated his fight for freedom in 1808. He freed Argentina, lead an entire army through the Andes and proceeded to free Chile and Perú. By the time he reached the north, in 1822, he met Simon Bolivar in a Guayaquil, where they held a meeting which content is a mystery. But after that, the General San Martín stepped down. He is recognized as Argentina’s founding father. The 12 rules he wrote for his daughter Merceditas are a clear and undeniable proof of the nobility of his character. And yet, he finished his days far away from the country he fought to liberate. I totally recommend his biography.
We have in Guayaquil a monument depicting Bolivar and San Martín in their meeting, it's even a taught historical fact as it was during the final days of Guayaquil as an independent province.
Three actually. There was a Peruvian Libertador.
@@lucario2188 what? who?
I am from Colombia and I have never heard Bolivar´s history so condensated and clearly before. Great video! Thanks a lot!
Same here
@@fabian5002 quiubo paisanos
At 12:00 you said August 6th 1893. Bolivar would have been dead for over 60 years. You meant 1813
I replayed that part three times, wondering if I misheard it 😅
Yeah he marched in 1893 with the deadwaljers feom GOT 😂🤣
This channel has become my favorite. Not only from your different channels but all of TH-cam. Please continue the amazing work.
Try the inforgraphics it’s just as good
It would have been nice to see the involvement of Santander in the life of bolivar as well as the encounter with San Martin overall really good video
Tomas E D'Escrivan C Santander is the true liberator
@@kyomademon453 Santander was a traitor full of greed and pride. Stfu
Both are traitors and di kheads
Indeed santander was a snake
Yeah! That will explain why the upper class of the new liberated republic turned against Bolivar, because they don't want to lose their privileges as rich people, now more rich thanks to Santander... Santander and Paez were the initial precursors of the republic collapsing... Also, it will explain how they try to kill bolivar to hold the power.
Who came here after watching Bolivar on Netflix? 🖐
me
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With subtitles or in the original language?? 😏
No but I am about to look it up.
Bolivar is on Netflix? Cool.
History Teacher: What's so funny
Me:Nothing
My brain:
*_Bolivar of Broken Dreams_*
Triple V 101 II
Broken dreams so grand, sing of his final stand, long live Carolus
Brought by soldiers hand, back to the fatherland, long live Carolus Rex
actually "bolivar" is the spanish version of boulevard
@@saetainlatin Actually, Bolívar is a Basque last name which origin, "Bolu" and "Ibar", meant "mill by the riverbank"; Boulevard in Spanish is "Bulevar."
I’ve been watching a Spanish mini sermon the life of Simon Bolívar. Very interesting men. All said you can’t denied that he was a real patriot who loved his country. He made some mistakes along the way but his intentions were always good.
Can you do one Antonio Nariño a Colombian revolutionary who translated the rights of man from French to Spanish
You should do a video on someone from Ancient China: Confucius, Laozi (both great and influential philosophers), Sun Tzu (war tactician) and Guan Yu (warrior)
You and I both know he needs to do a Lu Bu video
@@SaltySpark He needs to do a video on Yue Fei the Song General.
Why no mention of his mistress, Manuelita Sáenz? She played a very major role in his life.
This was going to be my comment as well. Bolivar called Manuelita, who was the real love of his life, the "Liberator of the Liberator". She was a power to be reckoned with, fought sword in hand on the battlefield, negotiated for, spied for and advised Bolivar and saved his life from assassination, risking her own life while being violently attacked defending him. She gave up everything to love him and help him and was scorned by society for it. He did not make provisions for her and after his death she ended up an outcast living in poverty in a small village in northern Peru were she outlived him by 26 years. There is a wonderful biopic on Netflix called Bolivar. In Spanish but with English subtitles and great actors.
His life partner, Manuelita Saenz, the first American feminist.
Tio Caiman “ *First* American feminist”???!! 🤨
Because this man sadly doesn’t know nothing about him but assumes BS… you can clearly see that he is trying to portray a very negative imagine of this legend
Thank you for asking for her! Manuela saved his life twice and was an important figure in Bolivar's life!!!!
I was born and raised in Venezuela by European parents... As a young person in Venezuela it was (and probably even more so nowadays) to come across this type of revealing information about the "great liberator". I thank you for providing the world with this (dare I say partly yours) perspective about Bolivar. I would very much LOVE to know about your sources (books, articles, studies, etc) for me to quench my thirst for knowledge... well, maybe mere curiosity! Thank you!
May I ask when you lived in Venezuella? I had a very similar childhood to you, but my parents are American. We had to leave when Chaves died and we moved to Peru but I remember Simon Bolivar being HUGE.
Simon and team, I honestly think this is your best episode of Biographics so far, you had me at the edge of my seat for the whole 23 minutes, and I've studied Simon Bolivar before, but it was never as compelling as this, magnificent work! I'd absolutely love to see you tackling the counterpart of the South American independence by making an episode about Jose de San Martin and his feats (which were contemporary with Bolivar's) and who is also addresses as "El Libertador". Keep up the amazing work!!
Thank you for being interested in our history, It is weird though to hear Simon Bolivar pronounced as an english name. It would be like saying Jorge Washington.
Do you mean Jorge Guáchington? :-p
Es una cuestión de "reflejos"... ¿no viste cómo se llama el presentador?
@@smferreiro2610 Sí, Saimon ja ja ja
Did you know that bolivar sent an expedition to Florida with the intention to independence one of the oldest Spanish colonies. Actually he founded the florida republic and about 1 year later this republic were dissolved.
That would make for a really cool movie.
love the video :) this is one of my favorite times a day :) top 5 candidates for a future video....
5. Shaka Zulu
4. Saladin
3. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Davy Crockett
1. Alexander Dumas
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TheKingtutt01 which Alexandre Dumas? The black count, a Napoleonic general who was the son of a Caribbean slave and a French noble? Or his son, th3 author of The Count of Monte Christopher?
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SHAKA ZULU
Janet Roberts both
ohhh saladin!! and his nemesis the lepper king. both are so interesting
I wish people stop referring Bolivar as a “Latin George Washington”.
The best thing that happened to the young independent USA was that its military leader was a man of such noble character. Washington admired Cincinattus, the Roman general who gave up power to go back to his farm. In Mexico, the country's liberator, Agustín de Iturbide, quickly crowned himself Emperor. Bolivar also followed the wrong Roman example and declared himself Dictator.
No one knows what might have happened had Latin America had a true George Washington.
I wish more people referred to him as 'Iron Arse'.
jmchez well, at least from the extra credit series on Bolivar, it seemed like much of his dictatorial actions were because he had to rather than wanted two. The South American countries would have collapsed without him. And at the end of his life he tried to abdicate.
He was a tyrant...
yes,because bolivar is most important.
If you want to learn more about Simon Bolivar Extra Credits did an excellent series on the el libertador. Also I guess all Mirandas just have to rise up.
One of the most amazing latino leaders who ever lived!!! El libérador👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
"Hit that thumbs up button below....it...doesn't....really do anything"...yup TH-cam needs it's own revolution. They seem to be breaking it a little piece at a time by de-monetising people so they get discouraged to make content, and then completely ignoring tools like the bell. BTW Great video!
But it does do something. The 4 main factors that TH-cam pays content creators based on are views, likes, comments, and subscribers. That's why every video has at least one glaringly obvious mistake in it, too. He baits viewers into correcting him, thereby generating comments and padding that paycheck.
@Kris. You are sharper than I. History Guy and Simon Whistler both regularly garble dates. It did not occur to me that it was a purposeful ploy....a poison pawn, if you will.
Please watch the series Bolivar on Netflix, it is an excellent way to learn about this incredible man.
1:05 - Chapter 1 - Early life (The unlikeliest revolutionary)
3:55 - Chapter 2 - Return to europe & his solemn vow
5:50 - Chapter 3 - The birth & death of a republic
9:40 - Chapter 4 - The admirable campaign & the 2nd republic
13:50 - Chapter 5 - The letter from jamaica & liberation
18:35 - Chapter 6 - The lonely dictator
Nice job on Bolivar- only suggestion, you might have mentioned the other important women in his life that helped him be the Liberator
What? In that age women were oppressed so no that won’t be possible
Internut Simon bolivar believed women should be part of the revolution. Women had a great part of the great Colombia revolution, starting with his lover manuelita Saenz she was known as the liberator of the liberator after saving his life during conspirators attempting to kill him..day after he was found standing in front of the village with manuelita with a crowd full of people naming her the liberator of the liberator.
Resorting to a dictatorship to hold a nation together may work in the short term but usually unravels in the long term a nation needs institutions AND consent of the governed to thrive.
So you rule the new revolutionary state as a dictatorship and then after things stabilise you give power to the people
As a Venezuelan I can tell you're demonizing Miranda. He was a far more complex character
Miranda deserves himself a chapter. True, a very complex character caught in turmoil.
I was born in Venezuela that’s why I like Simon bolivar so much
Miranda wasn't a demon, merely a sleazy, opportunitistic thief y pollito (big chicken).
@@zabb70 y algunos de nuestros compatriotas prefieren a Miranda. En mi caso, los entiendo a los dos como personajes complejos en épocas complejas
Im venezuelan too lol
Can you do Georgy Zhukov, or Newton?
Zhukov is being written now. Might be a month or two before the video though.
Ahmed Sami yes yes yes. Screw the math virgin, hit me with that wacky commie that stormed Berlin
Biographics yessssssssssssss! This comment reply made my day
patrick O'flannigan you know who'd also be great? Dwight goddamn Eisenhower
Ahmed Sami- Actually, his middle name was David.
Ohh you should do a video of San Martin too!
The way you present these videos are phenomenal
Actually, he sold his vast estates to pay for his military campaigns and to pay the pensions of the widows of his soldiers.
I'm sorry, Ana, but this is a big, fat lie... his military campaigns were funded by the people from Colombia, people who donated food, gold, animals, materials, and even gave their children to the cause. Remember, Bolivar lost his first attempt of revolution in Venezuela (~1815) and fled to Colombia, where he led small battles against Spaniards along The Magdalena river basin, where many of Spaniard's towns were located.
Actually, the term "Gran Colombia" was coined in 1863 when New Granada was renamed Colombia with that year's constitution. Before that it was simply called "Colombia"
21:10
"At the end of 1830, Bolivar boarded his final boat into the long exile of death. As he slipped away from the shores of the living, it's possible he looked back and felt familiar sadness once again; Grand Colombia there in ashes, his dreams were ruins only this time there'd be no coming back no more chances. As Bolivar sailed away into endless night he did so a sad and a broken man. Although Bolivar died a hated tyrant, today he is regarded as one of the greatest men Latin America ever produced. While Venezuela is now a basket case, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are functioning democratic states. Imperfect the liberator may have been, but there's no doubting Simón Bolívar's military genius or the strength of his vision few people can ever be said to have truly changed history but Bolivar is one of them so"
Huge fan of Simon Bolivar, I think it would be nice if you also covered Alexander von Humboldt.
Thank you for making this video, it's the first time I hear such a comprehensive and interesting story of Bolivar's enterprise, not even in Venezuelan schools was this teached this well. Venezuela doesn't seem to catch a break. Even from back in those times the people had incredible apathy over who rules them.
Now I want to hear the story of Bernardo O'Higgins and the liberation of Chile.
You mean San Martin and O'Higgins libertation of Chile.
por qué todos los argentinos aman decir que el libertador es san martín? los chilenos no andamos weveando todo el día que el libertador de peru es o'higgins
anyway, san martin fue muy importante
Pinochet was the real liberator of Chile
fucking otaku
@@WithRuhi My fascist detector Its over 9000!!! HOLY COW
Bolívar wasn’t a Tyrant he just had no way to control people that were not use to freedom other than a monarchy i understand he needed to improvise.
I believe he shortly had a dictatorship for emergency powers. Powers to band together the Latin American people that would just not tow the line for a great union. No doubt in my mind at all that Simón Bolívar was a very human, imperfect super HERO. One that truly sought a united states of Latin America!! Long live his dream that lives on in us diverse but united latino/Hispanic American people throughout the USA!!!🇺🇸
A lot to cover in 20 minutes, but... very well done! Of course, certain liberties needed to be taken: I wish, for instance, a biography were made of Francisco de Miranda who was, indeed, a much greater man than depicted in this video. His handing over to the Spaniards by an inept young commander (Simon Bolivar) who had just recently lost Venezuela’s most important military garrison (Puerto Cabello) to Spanish forces, remains one of the Liberator’s most controversial actions to date. All in all, a great series for a quick brush up in history. I have subscribed.
Thanks for filling the void with this documentary. I live in Panama and TH-cam didn’t have any decent biographies of Simon Bolivar. Keep up the good work!
as a Venezuelan, there were facts you present that i didn't even knew, thank you so much for make this video, is good to see that other people in the world care about this great character of our independence, sadly, history in my country teach us to see Bolivar as the greatest of man with no flaws, but in reality absolute power corrupts absolutely, and that's what happend to Bolivar and Paez. i would love that our republic had a more civilize way of birth, but nonetheless by all the mistakes and achieve he made, we have our republics thanks to him. Sadly the era of dictators and people who don't do nothing when someone speak loud about liberty still haunts my country, 200 years are not enough to change the mentality of my countrymen and womans..
Damn, what a great video. Simon Bolivar was a interesting and complicated man.
Please do one of Toussaint Louverture or Marcuz Garvey and thank you. I can’t get enough of history
I was not expecting the “Iron Ass” 😂 16:13
Please, do the Blas de Lezo biography, the "Medio Hombre", one of the greatest military figures in Spanish history and the man that caused the most disastrous naval defeat in british history
¡Blas de Lezo el Teso! Creo que exagero, pero si no es por él, se hablaría inglés en buena parte de Sudamérica.
@@danielprietog una pena, un heroe sin duda, pero debio perder, asi parte sud America serian potencias.
@@cogeunlibro9312 Ser colonia inglesa no es una garantia de exito. Preguntale a jamaica, belize, pakistan y muchos otros
@@neolink8197 Comparas Pakistán con Jamaica? 😂😂😂 sabes que estan avanzados en ciencia y tienen bombas nucleares. Analiza tu comentario por favor... El potencial de america del sur en manos anglosajonas hubiese sido otro cuento.
@@cogeunlibro9312 Argentina o Brazil tambien pudieran tener armas nucleares si querian. Pakistan a pesar de tener armas nucleares es un pais muy retrasado socialmente donde no hay libertad y experimenta mucha pobreza
From the comments, I expected an unsupported dissing of Bolivar. Quite the opposite, an excellent, very accurate and balanced summary, in other words, an excellent video.
I never thought that someone that does not speak spanish would make a video about this emblematic figure, I really appreciate your work, keep it up!
PD: Greetings from Venezuela ;D
I watch Colombian episodes about "Bolívar" in Netflix....very good series, and it show, how great man Bolívar was....one of the great men...maybe name himt "Simon Bolivar the great"?
OMG i asked for this!!!! THANK YOU SIMON!!!
Thank Haitians as well
I'm an American living in Colombia and first visited Colombia in 1972. It's a fantastically beautiful country and tourism is exploding. Come and visit.
George Washington:Today a Hero,Yesterday a Slave Owner.
i dont think being a slaver alone makes someone a bad person, everyone has their cultural blindspots
Simon Bolivar free the slaves before becoming the LIBERTADOR!
Ryan Harper, thats easy to say if you are on the slave owners side??!!!!
But yeah, back then it was acceptable, so we can't judge everything in 2018 eyes. When I was growing up it was ok to "discipline" your wife if she got out of turn, and us kids got a smack every time we messed up.
Actually, it is not true.
except no one denies he was a slave owner. One of his most known trivia facts is that he released slaves when he died.
Awesome. I have been watching the Netflix series Bolivar. I love history!
That brought me here too haha I cried when his wife died
Kevin Kong I know right. It’s a pretty intense show.
Kevin Kong I still wanna know what diseases Tio Carlos and Pablo Clemente had. Well Pablo I can figure out.
Could you guys do a video on Grace O’Malley?
The Irish pirate Queen.
My word. I did not know all that. We were taught the glorious side of Simon Bolivar...nothing of his dangerous side. Power corrupts. Absolute power...
Simon Bolivar temporary stayed in Curaçao,a Dutch Caribbean island closed to Venezuelan coast . He met two Curacaoan generals who fought along side during the the Venezuelan War of Independence; Luis Brion, and Manuel Piar. Unfortunately, Piar had a grudge against white criollo due his racial discrimination(Pair had 75% of African roots). Piar formed a small group of men to rise against criollos and wanted , but they were arrested. When Piar was executed by a firing squad, Simón(who was against the execution)wept and said "He derramado mi sangre" or "I've spilled my own blood".
the society of that time was extremely racist and classis. even more than US civil war times. fortunatly that chapter of our history was cast away in the early years of the republic
Quinten White Piar didn't have 75% of african roots. That is false. His father was a blue eyes sailor from Canary islands and his mother was a "mulata" from Curazao. So, he probably had more than 75% of spanish blood. He had blue eyes and rosy skin.
"He derramado mi sangre" was eritten by Francisco Herrera Luque in his historic novel "Piar, caudillo de dos colores". It´s a novel, not history.
@@vicentelopez00 It's indeed shame that some wikipedia article has mixed up infromation for unknown reason. At least, I've just learned an actual source from you. Thanks,Vincente. Question: have you read the book you mentioned?
Quinten White Yes, I have read that NOVEL (in Spanish, my native language). Piar was shot by order of Bolívar. Simón Bolívar was a psychopath criminal and coward but very intriguing and machiavellian.. It was a revenge.
Do you understand spanish? If you do, I could give you more information and the title of some books.
@@vicentelopez00 Claro que si! 👍
Well being from the Oldest town in America named after him in 1822, and at One point being the Weathest Town in America in the late 1800's and so much more rich history in my town, grew up fasinated with Simon's story and loved ur video is was quite accurate
Spending all my school years trying to get to understand Venezuelan history at school.... Bio graphics did the whole job in just some minutes hahaha
Fantastic. I was also pleased to learn that the Netflix series follows this history faithfully.
Do a bio on Grand Master Demolay of the knight Templars
I am no historian, but this was compelling and seemingly very well researched.
Thank you. 🙏🏻
I will definitely look into Bolívar’s life
Haiti's is not the only successful slave rebellion in modern history Jamaica also had a successful rebellion.
How so jamaica never won its independence the british gave it to you in the 60s and you are still a colony lol
It’s true, but not at Haiti’s level
In New Orleans, there is a large statue of Simon Bolivar and a street named after him. They hold a special mass to celebrate his life. There is also a wreath laying ceremony with local and Peruvian dignitaries. In the words of those of us that live here.... “Only in New Orleans”.
Good Lord, fascinating stuff. What a wonderful lesson, thanks!
Sorry, but it's not the complete truth. He never mention the USA interference in LA, the Monroe's Doctrine implemented in 1823, in 1829 Bolivar stated:" “The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty”. for some reason this "historians" are leaving this important fact out of their narrative.
Yo vivi en Venezuela 3 anos, hay gente.. Venezolanos, que no conocen su historia, y todavia, estan muy enamoradas de espalda de Simon Bolivar.
Wow, that was super! Hope a lesson was learned by micromanagers everywhere. So many examples of it throughout history including tecent history 🍎
Iron Ass.
Lol, that is simultaneously the funniest and most awesome nickname ever!
Really appreciate the will to share your knowledge with the rest of the world , just wanted to state that at 12:00 you say "on August 6th 1893"instead of 1813.
THIS!
Thank you. He harado en el mar. Your channel is very interesting. There are many really funny stories about him. And there are very many heroes from Argentina, Venezuela, and France that fought along with him and went on to liberate other countries.
He liberated 5 countries, including Bolivia, that was named after him. You forgot to mention that.
Actually, I believe he did. He referred to Upper Peru's government being so thankful that they changed the countries name to Bolivia,
Love my hero Simon Bolivar!!!!
Thanks for this interesting research and production in English on Simón Bolívar, one of the greatest historic figures of the past 200 years, whose name and accomplishments have been twisted so much by unworthy rulers, country looters, and demagogues over the past 20 years in the very same regions Simón Bolívar stood strong with his face up.
Wow thank you for all the information, I have always being fascinated by the history of Simon Bolivar, I have many books about his life but not as the way you explain things . Gracias
Excellent episode, one of the best thus far!
You managed to squeeze a lot of Bolivar's insanely complex and interesting biography into it. The only thing I felt it lacked was maybe mentioning Manuela Sáenz, but on the other hand, she could get her own episode one day.
However, the person I would love to see covered by you the most is another revolutionary leader - Tadeusz Kościuszko.
Yvette
You forgot Bolivia.....named after him! He dedicated his whole life to liberate South America from Spain.... a real brave hero!! I love Bolivar!
Simon, great job but his name was "See-moan Bo-lee'-var".
See- MOAN Bo-LEE-var
he always gets brown people's name wrong. Typical upper middle class whitey
@@christopherashford4194 Simón Bolivar brown? lol
@@CamilaMadrid everyone from SA is brown, except for Argentinians, amirite? wink wink
@@christopherashford4194 Or maybe it's because the accents don't exist in the English language
He was a benevolent dictator. Not all dictators have to be psycho maniacs.
SAY-MON Bowl-lee- bar .. whahahahahaha!!!!! But otherwise, high marks on a job well done Simón Güistler ;)
Yes, and it is not the first time I see Simón mangle it.
Bo-LI-var , Simon :)
Just roll with the mispronunciations. He mangles all languages equally, including (British) English
I played this for my world history class and they were enthralled by it! Thanks for the great content.
You should do a video about Haitian Revolution
Emmanuel David Bien-Aimé True! I learned about that during middle school back in Dominican Republic.
I’ve commented on other Biographics videos asking for this; I apologise for doing so. My wife is Ecuadorian and Simon Bolivar is still admired & revered in South America, whilst I count him as a personal hero of mine. His remains have been exhumed to be examined for signs of murder & Bolivar’s name extolled & used by politicians who embody his politics and are the exact opposite of the great man. He should be as well known & highly regarded worldwide as Alexander the Great, Richard the Lionheart and Napoleon. I hope one day to visit his grave site but it’s so unsafe at the moment.
¡Vive el libertador!
Hey Simon! Great piece as usual! It would be nice if you did another piece on the other Libertador of South America: Jose de San Martín as he was the other half and was the other side of Bolivar's coin: a career military man who shunned politics and is still considered by a vast majority of South Americans as the father of the continent. I'm going to probably get lambasted by some of my fellow South Americans. Look up the Conference of Guayaquil (where Bolivar and San Martin met together to decide the fate of the continent).
Gracias! Great piece. I got chills listening to your introduction. My husband is from South America and he was completely shocked that I hadn't heard of Bolivar before.
Btw the way often the way you pronounce things in English sound funny or awkward but your Spanish pronunciation is just painful. "Tom Ass" lol
You get an A for effort though 👍
What do you mean with independence? I totally disagree. A least, in Colombia, my country, there was a functional colony but the greed of the criollo, took by force the foreign government, and establish weak and corrupt states, with total economical dependency from the Great Britain that supported the revolution with heavy loans of money, mercenary troops, etc. Thanks to Bolivar, these states have born with a huge debt. It was a change from colonial administrative dependence to economical subdue. Good video, thanks.
So ? Viva los criollos, the true latin americans.
it wasn't a colony it was a province
Y que? Yo soy de Ecuador, acá igual y nos endeudamos con Inglaterra ... pero a la final no vale la pena? Yo se que actualmente, no somos países especialmente ricos o con líderes sensatos y gente educada. Pero yo si creo que la liberación de España por lo menos, es una demostración de que se podrá estar endeudado, pero no será bajo la mano de un imperio, que asustó al mundo una época y erradicó culturas enteras. España nos abrió las puertas al mundo y hoy en día no hay nada en contra de ellos, pero solo porque ya no nos controlan.
Y hoy en día? Dime que estado no tiene deudas? El sistema se basa en las deudas, y la confianza de que se pagarán y así fluye la economía mundial.
man this channel has changed my life, such compelling story telling
its not wrong but you don't even say how settlers didn't want to be subject aka subjects of spain, this wasn't a populist thing haha it was the second class criollos (Europeans born in Americas) asserting themselves , not destroying the social pyramid but placing themselves at the top.
As far as I know, the Chilean independence was a coalition of the wealthy, who decided to declare independence while the spanish king was in prison and the country in disarray, so it was a pretty good time to strike against their spanish overlords. Of course they don't teach it like that, but the lower classes cared little about being independent, because to them life would be pretty much the same, while the rich suffered because part of their bottom line was paid in taxes to the spanish crown, so being independent was a reasonable business move. So they funded the revolutionary armies, and liberated the region. In any case, pretty far from what the history books say.
@Steven Lee the United States of America won't let us be .
@Dulce Wilcox Sure Maduro killed some of them (Pemones).
Their crime?
to protest cause they wanted a cargo with medicine and food to be allowed in to mitigate their hunger and suffering.
Simon are you relating....he was a hero. Inspiring. He was the latino Napoleon...reached greatness, then despised and relented to death.
There's a series on Netflix "Bolivar" a remarkable story.
Watching the rise and fall of these great people only makes me appreciate the genius of Bismarck.
Every one of these men (and women) had great talent and great ambition to match, but when they are on the pinnacle of their success and glory, only few had self-control and foresight to not succumb to arrogance and path of self-destruction.
Simón Bolivar, El Liberator, Tyrant, Hero and Man of Greatness.
His best name? Iron Ass.
“Saimuhn Bowlivah” 😂😂😂
Make a video about Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Hey Simon, would love to see an episode on Marcus Garvey and some of the other influential national heroes of Jamaica. Thanks for your (and your team's) awesome work. Love the videos!
Please, do José de San Martín, the guy in the 18:50 image, and the actual liberator of Peru.
Said Toshimaru he only liberated the south
He also liberated Argentina and Chile. And Peruvians see San Martín as their liberator, not Bolívar.
Said Toshimaru eeeh, actually peruvians either recognize both or none, since peru didnt wanted to be independent until it got completely isolated from spain
You don't seem to know that much about Perú, don't you?
he is right, peru was the jewell of the crown for spain, and peruvians were proud of that, peru was the main stronghold of spanish power in the americas the majority of people were ok with the monarchy, both san martin and bolivar were rebel invaders not liberators in the eyes of peruvians