Simn Bolvar and Venezuelas Stand Against Spanish Rule: 20

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Thesis Statement:

Simon Bolivar and the people of Venezuela took a stand against Spanish rule after Spain
had controlled the area since the 15th and 16th centuries. Although Bolivar and Venezuela
suffered many defeats to the Spanish, they eventually defeated them, resulting in the liberation of
Venezuela.

Primary Sources:

O'Leary, Daniel F. Bolivar y la Emancipacion de Sur-America. Madrid; 1819- 1826.

This primary source contained Simon Bolivars Proclamation to the people

of Venezuela. It highlighted his determination, goals and relationships with the
people; break the chains of servitude.

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"Primary Source Document Simon Bolivar's Jamaica Letter - McCall World History."Google
Sites. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2016.

This is Bolivars letter to Jamaica after his army was defeated by Spanish
troops in Caracas. It talks about Latin Americas political ideas and seeks help
from Britain. This source gives me info about how Bolivar was able to receive help
from other nations.

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"Simn Bolvar Address to Congress at Angostura (1819)." Simn Bolvar Address to Congress
at Angostura (1819). N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2016.

This is Bolivars address to the Congress of Angostura in 1819. This will

provide info about Bolivars opinion on the Venezuelan government under Spanish
rule.

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Cochrane, Charles Stuart. Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia During the Years
1823 and 1824. London; 1825.
 This collection of journals and documents gave me a first hand account of
life in Hispanic America during Simon Bolivars time. The author, who was a
traveller to Latin America, wrote a lot about Simon Bolivars style as a general.
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"Simon Bolivar Digital Public Library of America." Digital Public Library of America. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2016.

This is a portrait of Simon Bolivar from 1827. This will help with what an
artists opinion of Bolivar is during the revolution. It will also give the audience an
idea of what Bolivar looked like, and maybe some of his personality.

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Simn Bolvar, An Address of Bolivar at the Congress of Angostura (February 15, 1819),
Reprint Ed., (Washington, D.C.: Press of B. S. Adams, 1919),passim.

This is a speech that Simon Bolivar gave to the congress of Angostura,

stating that the people of New Granada are in a position worse than slavery. He
proposes a type of government similar to the United States, but also proposes a
hereditary senate, which is different. This primary source will help me better
understand the reasons why Venezuela wanted independence and the actions they
took to reach it.

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Robertson, William Spence, excerpt from Rise of the Spanish-American republics, as told in the
lives of their liberators, Digital Public Library of America.

This excerpt is a map of the Spanish colonies on the eve of revolution. It will
help me better understand the area in which Simon Bolivar launched his
independence campaigns.

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Bolivar, Simon. Decree of War to the Death. 1813. TS. Archivo del Libertador. Venezuela.
Archivo del Libertador. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

Bolivar promulgated the Decree of War to the Death on June 15, 1813. It
allowed any crime to be committed against the people born in Spain. This primary
source will better help me understand the steps that Venezuela took to gain
independence from Spain.

Secondary Sources:

Masur, Gerhard Straussmann. Simon Bolivar. Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Encyclopedia

Britannica, 21 July 2016, www.britannica.com/biography/Simon-Bolivar.

This source gave me a general explanation of Simon Bolivars life and his
several campaigns in New Granada. More importantly, it provided information on
his successes in the liberation of Venezuela from Spanish rule.

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Minster, Christopher. Venezuela's Independence from Spain - 15 Years of Violence. About.com
Education, 23 Oct. 2015,

This source gave me insight into Venezuela under the Spanish rule. There
was information in this article relating to why the Venezuelans wanted to revolt
against Spain: including high taxes, limited opportunities, and mismanagement of
the colonies.

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"Simon Bolivar Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2016.

This source gave me info about Bolivars early life and his legacy during his
leadership of the Venezuelan army. This gave me info about his family, early life,
and his conflicts with the Spanish.

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"SIMON BOLIVAR." SIMON BOLIVAR. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2016.

This article was about Simon Bolivar during his studies in Caracas and his
revolution campaign in Latin America. This will give me info about Latin America
after the revolution and also specifically zooming into Columbia and Ecuador.

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"Simon Bolivar: The Liberator." Simon Bolivar: The Liberator. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2016.
 This article is about Bolivar taking a stand against the Spanish. It will
provide info of before and after the revolution. It will also give us some
background on Bolivar to provide the audience with some general information.

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Wadmin. "3 Major Accomplishments of Simon Bolivar - HRFnd." HRFnd. N.p., 13 Apr. 2016.
Web. 27 Nov. 2016.

This website shows me the accomplishments of Simon Bolivar, such as the

liberation of Granada from Spain. It will provide me with information about
Bolivars three major accomplishments during his life and we can use this
information as some of the major points of our presentation.

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"Simon Bolivar - Fun Facts!" Simon Bolivar - Fun Facts! N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2016.

This website gives me some fun facts about Simon Bolivar (such as he lost
both of his parents by the age of nine). This is useful as we can sometimes use
these facts to interest the audience.

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Simon Bolivar Biography. Childhood, Life Achievements &Amp; Timeline, The Famous
People, www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/simn-jos-antonio-de-la-santsima-2862.php.

This website provided me with information about Simon Bolivars

childhood. It will help me when I am presenting some background information
about Bolivar. Also, it will help me understand how Bolivars childhood
preparation (military school) helped in his later years as a general.

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First Republic, Venezuela - BOOK OF DAYS TALES. BOOK OF DAYS TALES, 19 Apr. 2014,
www.bookofdaystales.com/first-republic-venezuela/.

The website helped me understand the reasons for the First Republic of
Venezuela and also why it failed and was eventually retaken by Spain. This will
help me create a timeline of all the events of the liberation of Venezuela.

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Venezuelan War of Independence - The Second Republic (1813 - 1814). Venezuelan War of
Independence - The Second Republic (1813 - 1814)

This source helped me understand about the causes and the results of the
Second Republic of Venezuela, after the first one failed. It will help me create a
timeline of events for the liberation of Venezuela.

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Simon Bolivar Crushed the Spanish at the Battle of Boyaca. About.com Education, 16 Nov.
2014, latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/latinamericaindependence/p/09boyaca.htm.

This article gave me more information on the liberation of Venezuela and

New Granada. For a period of time, there was a stalemate between American and
Spanish forces, but the Battle at Boyaca River was a decisive victory for Bolivar
and his supporters.

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Allen, Nick. Simon Bolivar Died of Arsenic Poisoning. The Telegraph, Telegraph Media
Group,
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/7690928/Simon-Bolivar-died-of-
arsenic-poisoning.html

This article gave me insight into the death of Simon Bolivar, specifically
about how there are conflicting theories about how he died (arsenic or
tuberculosis). This will help provide a conclusion to our presentation.

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"Simon Bolivar Biography." Biography Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.

This website provided me with information on the life of Simon Bolivar, but
more importantly, specific details about the Admirable Campaign. These details
would later help us create the taking a stand section of our website.

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Stearns, Peter N., Michael Adas, Stuart B. Schwartz, and Marc Jason. Gilbert. "Consolidation of
Latin America." World Civilizations: The Global Experience. 7th ed. Boston: Pearson,
2015. N. pag. Print.
 The AP World History textbook provided us with some general knowledge
of the topic. While reading this chapter in the book, it helped us gain interest in the
topic. It also helped with providing some causes and effects.

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The Princeton Review: Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2017. New York: Penguin
Random House, 2016. Print.

The Princeton Review textbook helped us in making this website, because

on the left and right hand sides of the pages, there were text boxes with some
analysis of changes and continuities, compare and contrast, etc This helped us
with the analysis portion of our website.

Images:

"Simon Bolivar, South American Revolutionary Soldier (1783-1830)." 1902 Encyclopedia. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2017.

This website provided us with multiple images of the revolution of

Venezuela, including the Congress of Angostura, a Bolivar coin, the Battle of
Carabobo, etc. This was useful in helping us gather pictures of the website.

"Simon Bolivar [Death] Pictures and Images." Simon Bolivar [Death] Stock Photos and
Pictures | Getty Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2017.

This provided us with an image of Simon Bolivars death, which we

will use
in the after the revolution section of the website.

"The French and American Revolutions." The Conservative Mind. N.p., 18 Oct. 2016.
Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
 This website provided us with the images of the French Revolution to use in
the Effects of the Revolution part of our website. We can tie this to the
Venezuelan Revolution because they were similar.

"Simon Bolivar and the Spanish Revolutions." Simon Bolivar and the Spanish
Revolutions | History Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2017.

This website supplied us with the picture of the Gran Colombia map. This
will be helpful to show the viewer a map of how Gran Colombia looked like after
the Revolution.

Haselby, Sam. "Egypt vs the American Revolution." Al Jazeera English. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb.
2017.
This website gave us photos of the American Revolution, which would be
helpful in the historical context page of our website.

"French Revolution." Encyclopdia Britannica. Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc., n.d. Web. 15

Feb. 2017.
This website gave us photos of the French Revolution, which will be helpful
in the historical context page of our website.

"Who Is Karl Marx? Everything You Need to Know." The Famous People. N.p., n.d. Web. 15
Feb. 2017.
This website provided us with photos of Karl Marx and Communism, which
would be helpful in the historical context page of our website.

"Key Concept 5.1 Industrialization and Global Capitalism." AP Worldipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 15
Feb. 2017.
This website gave us photos of Industrialization in Europe, which would be
helpful in the historical context page of our website.
"Population Boom!" The Industrial Revolution. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
This website gave us photos the Population Revolution which would be
helpful in the Historical Context page of our website.

"Napoleon Bonaparte." Real Life Villains Wiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
This website gave us a photo of Napoleon Bonaparte. Since he was one of
Bolivars idols, Bonaparte had a big influence on him and influenced him when he
made the decisions for revolution.

"Enlightenment." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.

This website provided us with photos of the Enlightenment era.
Enlightenment thinking was a major factor in Bolivars revolutionary movement.
After traveling to Europe, Bolivar was greatly influenced by Enlightenment
thinking and it a big part in his later decision to revolt against Spain.

"Simon Bolivar." History with Halkuff. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
This website gave us a young photo of Simon Bolivar in his 20s. This helps
show us what Bolivar was like when he was yougner.

"John Cary: Viceroyalty of New Granada, and Governments of Caracas." Barry Lawrence
Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
This online collection of maps gave us a primary source in the form of a
map of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. This helps explain to the audience what
Spanish America was like before the revolution.

"List of Viceroys of New Granada." Revolvy. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
This website provided a list and photos of all the viceroys of New Granada.
This helped us in our section talking about the causes of the revolution.

"The Peninsular War." Pacific Abroad. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
 This website provided us with pictures on the Napoleonic Wars in the
Iberian Peninsula, which significantly weakened Spanish government and made it
easier for Venezuela to revolt. We used this picture in our causes of the revolution
section.

Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.

This general website provided me with photos of several generals that took
part in the Venezuelan revolution, such as Simon Bolivar, Francisco de Miranda,
etc

Frias, Hugo Chavez. "Chvez Lines Admirable Campaign, Admirable Homeland!" Latin
American Herald Tribune. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
This website provided me with an image of SImon Bolivars Admirable
Campaign, which I would use in the Venezuelan Revolution section of my website.