The education of a liberator

Introduction : Bolívar and Washington

A young man seeks his destiny, 1783-1806

Stirrings of independence, 1807-10

Struggling for independence

Disasters for the foolish Fatherland, 1811-12

Victories from Mompox to Araure, 1812-13

Spain's reconquest of its colonies

Boves and royalist resurgence, 1814-15

Regrouping in Jamaica, 1815-16

From optimism at Aux Cayes to disaster at Ocumare, 1816

Frustration from Jacmel to Guayana, 1816-17.

Patriot resurgence, Spanish collapse

From frustration on the llanos to victory at Boyac, 1818-19

Armistice : joining with San Martín to turn the tide, 1820-21

Delirium over Manuela and Chimborazo, 1822

Final triumph in Peru, 1823-25

Political failure to postmortem glory

Trying to hold Gran Colombia together, 1825-28

Political decline and death, 1828-30

From demagogue to demigod.