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The Images of Simón Bolívar as Reflected in Ten Leading British Periodicals, 1816-1830

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2015

Calvin P. Jones
Calvin P. Jones*
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University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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Extract

Simón Bolívar has sometimes been called “The George Washington of South America.” Certainly his achievements are so well known as to deserve the apt appelation “El Libertador” by which he is known by many of the neighbors of the United States of America south of the border.

One of the most important propaganda influences in Bolívar's success was the achievement of a good press in nations sympathetic to his cause. He was quite reticent to see the United States in a dominant role in the future regarding the areas he was trying to free from Spanish rule. Because he believed that Britain was “ruler of the world” during this period of world history, he was particularly interested that favorable images of him should appear in the British press.

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The Americas , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , January 1984 , pp. 377 - 397
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Copyright © Academy of American Franciscan History 1984

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