Framing Pan-Americanism: Simon Bolivar's Findings
2003; Michigan State University Press; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/ncr.2003.0004
ISSN1539-6630
Autores Tópico(s)Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America
ResumoSIMÓN BOLÍVAR, THE HEIR TO THE MAYORAZGO 1 DE LA CONCEPCIÓN, WAS BORN in 1783 in Caracas and died at the age of 47 in 1830. Although he died a relatively young man, his body was broken by fever and his spirit destroyed by the chaos that ensued after the wars of independence were won. Gabriel García Márquez's The General in His Labyrinth (1990) is, of course, the most poignant chronicle of the Liberator's last months. But Bolívar's life cannot be reduced to the beautifully melancholy tale of his last journey between Bogotá and Santa Marta. Bolívar's life works are, in fact, full of sunshine, energy, and accomplishments. His legacy in Spanish America can never be underestimated, for many a politician and political thinker, from the Cuban José Martí (1853-1895), to the Uruguayan José Enrique Rodó (1871-1917), the Mexican José de Vasconcelos (1882-1959), and the Peruvian Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (1895-1979), have been influenced by the Liberator's Pan-American vision. Hugo Chávez, the president of Venezuela, has elaborated an effective, if indeed degraded, Bolivarian political rhetoric that takes advantage of the living power of Bolívar's project.
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