Bolívar of the
Nations

Beyond being a military strategist and legislator, Simón Bolívar was a geopolitical visionary whose thinking transcended the borders of New Granada. “Bolívar of the Nations” captures the Liberator’s aspiration to unite the newly independent states into a solid bloc capable of engaging in dialogue on equal terms with the world’s great powers. From the drafting of the Letter from Jamaica in 1815 to the convening of the historic Congress of Panama in 1826, Bolívar championed Latin American solidarity as the only safeguard against the return of tyranny. This work celebrates that ecumenical legacy: that of a man who not only founded nations but also sowed the ideals of freedom and continental unity that today, centuries later, continue to illuminate the map of the Americas.