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Simón Bolívar - II: Francisco de Miranda - Extra History

🕑 Added 2016-11-25 15:56:37 +0000 UTC

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Joo-Hwan Jun

That's what I was thinking! If I recall the "j" is silent in Spanish.

Alex Kyriacou

I'm so happy that we're seeing Latin America Extra History. If you guys are doing a one-off bonus episode might I suggest the attempted revolution in Peru by Tupac Amaru II (the last descendant of the Incan emperors). It's a fascinating and tragic story of an attempt to create a multi-racial republic in the Andes that was brutally suppressed by the Spanish. Or maybe an episode about the 'Quilombos' which were African-style kingdoms that were created deep in the interior of Brazil by run-away slaves, some of them became major players in the region, alternately allying and fighting with the Dutch, Portugese and with Indian tribes . Hope we get to see more of this fascinating region.

Timothy McLean

Some say that. Others say otherwise. I suspect dialects are involved...

Jim McGeehin

Well, to be fair to Miranda, during the collapse of his campaign he was appointed as a dictator, so he did have broad-reaching governmental powers. Miranda's campaign was poorly led and his army suffered from that bane of many young revolutionary armies, lack of money. The primary export of Venezuela was cocoa, but without markets in Spain, revenue dried up significantly, which disproportionately fell on the lower classes, and eroded popular support. Touching back on a previous Extra History topic, the Republic printing paper money which they overprinted, devaluing the currency so much it was nigh-on worthless. With support fading and victory inevitable for the Spanish, provinces outright switched sides and Caracas was barely able to defend itself. So remember, if you're a revolutionary, you'd better find a way to maintain cash inflow before you start your war. That earthquake fell on a religious holiday too, so there was plenty of devastation as well as further belief that it was a symbol of divine wrath, and some military officers and clergy officials saw it as a sign to plot against the First Republic, if not defect entirely.

Jimmy A Guerrero

if is Spanish it would be pronounced Who - n -ta.

Timothy McLean

Can't you Patrons decide how "junta" is supposed to be pronounced before complaining about how Dan pronounced it? J, Ch, H?

Herkles

Or Revolutions Podcast which is covering just this topic :)

Katarzyna JJ

Awe, so much of the First Republic's history was glossed over, understandably of course, but it's still a little bit of a shame. No doubt you could've done a full 6 episodes on each of Venezuela's revolutions. For anyone interested in more of Bolivar in depth, I'd recommend Marie Arana's "Bolivar"