Simon Bolivar's Address To The Congress Of Angostura Analysis

Simon Bolívar’s 1819 address to the Congress of Angostura took place in Venezuela during the long course of the struggle for independence. Bolívar had the objective of emerging a plan of governance as he lays out his understanding of the independence movement and his belief on how the future of Latin American nations should be legally structured. His address demonstrates significance of establishing principles of political organization in Latin America. However, readers must also recognize the multiples of important ideas and subject matters of the colonial Latin American society and processes of independence from the upheavals in the Caribbean, Europe, and North America that profoundly affected events and developments in Latin America and inspired Bolívar’s Angostura address. Bolívar explains why a republic would be disastrous for …show more content…
He mentions how Latin America is similar to the Roman Empire in which they had to divide to their own independent nations. While Romans kept locations and interests from their original being, Latin America decided to reestablish themselves, without considering any vestiges from the Spanish monarchy. Another instance is the result of the French Revolution in which Napoleon gave the Spanish throne to his brother Joseph Bonaparte which affected a great effect in Latin American revolutions. This caused instability of who really controlled the government in Latin America. A monarchial government would then be limited and gradually diminish, as Bolívar stated that Spain shouldn’t exist in the colonies. Latin America had to receive everything from Spain, who deprived her of the experience of taking part of her own domestic affairs and administration. Compare this to Persia, Grand Turk, Tartay, and China who have a monarchial systems, but within their own