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Latin American Independence Contributions of Ponciano Arriaga and Simon Bolivar

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4 sources. MHBoliv2.rtf Simon Bolivar and Ponciano Arriaga: Their Contributions to the Independence of Latin America Written by   11/2001 Please The history of Latin America has been shaped by a number of leaders and political figures who have helped to  shape change. In fact, many of the leaders of the 19th century were instrumental in shaping a view of the independence of Latin America as a component of early  modernization. Simon Bolivar and Ponciano Arriaga, for example, are two noted political figures who had an impact on the conceptualization and realization of independence in Latin America. In  comparing the central ideologies of these two political figures, it is possible to gain some insight into the progression of the ideology of independence. Simon Bolivar was a political  figure who emerged as a leader in 19th century Venezuela. Bolivars political perspectives were shaped by the philosophical views of Jean Jacques Rousseau, and represented a call for greater  independence and the separation of Latin America from Spain. Rousseaus influence should be noted in order to understanding the central premises of Bolivars political ideology. Rousseau believed in  the necessity for political action as a means of supporting personal rights within a society commonly shaped by Spanish control and the church. Rousseau suggests that social man is  inherently divided between his desire for self-serving actions and his need to manipulate those around him. This movement of man towards social dependence based on personal selfishness is designed  because of a number of societal "inequalities" including religious, social and economic divisions. The role of the church in supporting the division, in allowing clerics to reign over mans