He was 1.65 m tall and weighed 60 kilos; he had a
"small chest" and "impossibly thin legs." His apparent
frailty, however, disappeared when Simon Bolívar (1783-1830) started to talk,
with "such magnetism that made even the most robust men seem small." During
11 years, this highly educated man, who could quote Rousseau in French and
Julius Cesar in Latin, lead an unprecedented military campaign in Latin
America. Facing the humidity of the jungles, the Caribbean heat and the ice of
the Andes mountains, Bolívar played a crucial role in freeing the territories
that would become Colombia, Venezuela, Panamá, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia from
the dominion of Spain. More… 
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Biography Reviews Trajectory of Venezuela's Simon Bolívar
He was 1.65 m tall and weighed 60 kilos; he had a
"small chest" and "impossibly thin legs." His apparent
frailty, however, disappeared when Simon Bolívar (1783-1830) started to talk,
with "such magnetism that made even the most robust men seem small." During
11 years, this highly educated man, who could quote Rousseau in French and
Julius Cesar in Latin, lead an unprecedented military campaign in Latin
America. Facing the humidity of the jungles, the Caribbean heat and the ice of
the Andes mountains, Bolívar played a crucial role in freeing the territories
that would become Colombia, Venezuela, Panamá, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia from
the dominion of Spain. More… 
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