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355. Liberator of Latin America: Napoleon & The Legions of Hell (Part 2)

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354. Liberator of Latin America: Simón Bolívar vs The Spanish Empire (Part 1)

Who was the man who liberated Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Spanish rule? How did a privileged upper-class teenage boy become South America’s leading revolutionary of the 19th century? How did tragedy in his youth set Simón Bolívar on the pathway to ...  Show more

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