Simón Bolívar

There was a time when science and religion worked in harmony, as two parts of a celestial design. Astrologer and philosopher Johannes Kepler oversaw this marriage of theory and belief when he proposed the revolutionary laws of planetary motion in the early 17th century. Amidst pe ...  Show more

This famous Queen ruled Egypt during the mid 14th century, BC, over a period of immense religious upheaval. With her husband, she conspired to convert all of Egypt from the traditional polytheistic religion to the worship of a single God. In the end, that devotion would cost Nefe ...  Show more

Born in 1783, Simon Bolivar grew to become known as the George Washington of South America. But how did this happen? Listen in and learn how Simon Bolivar left a life of luxury to pursue liberation from Spain in this podcast.

Hoy te traemos una biografía muy interesante. Vamos a hablar sobre Simón Bolivar. Él fue un militar y político venezolano que por 20 años combatió contra la corona española y logró la independencia de Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela. Él es una de las personas más imp ...  Show more

Mes chers camarades bien le bonjour ! Simon Bolivar, c'est un nom qu'on entend de temps en temps, sans pour autant forcément l'associer à quelqu'un en particulier. Et pourtant, c'est un personnage clé dans l'histoire de la décolonisation de l'Amérique du Sud ! <hr><p style=' ...  Show more

In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Francisco Eissa-Barroso and comedian Katie Green to learn all about the complicated life and legacy of nineteenth-century South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar. Bolívar liberated six modern countries from Spanish ...  Show more