Introduction to Gran Colombian independence

Simón Bolívar’s legacy

The Legacy: In the last of our podcast series Ella and Chris explore the impact of Simon Bolivar and how he is still shaping modern Latin America politics.

Simón Bolívar’s political thought

The Ideas- In this episode of our podcast series Louis, Wilf and Alex will introduce two of the most important figures of the revolution, Simón Bolivar and Fransisco de Paula Santander and their ideas. We discuss how or even if their ideas could be considered revolutionary.

Introduction to Gran Colombian independence

¡Hola! We are a group of seven history students studying at the University of Southampton. As part of our course, we have decided to produce a podcast talking a little bit about the 'Liberators' of Latin America; Bolívar and Santander. In this episode, Jonathan will introduce the era of Latin American independence, explore the rigid racial caste system and outline what Gran Colombia was, where is was and what is consisted of