2018 Freedom of Speech Index. 47, no. Unfortunately, the Bolivar-hero cult rampant in Venezuela and Colombia (and to a lesser extent in. Simon Bolivar: A Life. In Simon Bolivar's Message to the Congress of Angostura, he states that Latin American people deserve their independence. The Congress would lay down the political foundation for the Third Republic. The Congress of Angostura is considered Venezuela's second legislative congress, the first being the one that met in 1811. New York: Springer. Bolivar, a man of the Enlightenment himself, continued this trope, by presenting the Turks, Persians and Chinese, as despotic peoples. Angostura bitters, a flavoring. "An assembly of tried and illustrious men, the Congress of Angostura, responded to the important requirements of the revolution, and when it gave birth to . But then, mysteriously, Bolivar argues that those very advantages are a good reason why a republican president should be endowed with greater power than a constitutional prince (Bolivar 1819). Download date: August 25th, 2018. Europeans still perceived Spain more as an African country, as in Alexandre Dumas (himself of African descent) apocryphal observation: Africa begins at the Pyrenees (Altaschul 2012: 11), and Enlightened Spaniards tried hard to overcome that. While the courts and judges are dependent on the executive power, the laws originate in and are made by Parliament. ), but few embodied both military and intellectual talents. All should not be left to chance and the outcome of elections. 1999. What state is more powerful than Great Britain? Venezuelas First and Second Republic collapsed, in part because they failed to meet the support of pardos and slaves (Blanchard 2008). Simon Bolvar's 1819 address to the Congress of Angostura took place in Venezuela during the long course of the struggle for independence. There, he Timeline for Mexico: 1519-Present; Mexican Heads of State; Mexican Profiles and Personalities; Moments and Events in Mexico. However, given that the rest of Venezuela was still controlled by Spanish authorities, only a few provinces could send delegates. Inspired by the revolutions of both the. comments powered by In 1829, in the mist of continuous crises of legitimacy, some of Bolivars loyalists in Bogota proposed to establish a monarchy, with Bolivar as king, although his title would be Liberator; he would then have a European prince as successor (Lynch 2010: 263). University of Chicago Press. Mexico: The Taming of a Revolution, Travels and Adventures, William Carpenter (1851), A Mexican Journey, E.H. Blichfeldt (1912), Document #3: President Diaz: Hero of the Americas, James Creelman (1908), Document #4: Plan de San Luis de Potos, Francisco Madero (1910), Document #5: Program of the Liberal Party, Ricardo Flores Magn (1911), Document #6: Plan de Ayala, Emiliano Zapata (1911), Document #7: Speech to the Nation, Lzaro Crdenas (1938), Document #8: First Declaration from the Lacandon Jungle, Today We Say Enough is Enough! (Ya Basta! We are not Europeans; we are not Indians; we are but a mixed species of aborigines and Spaniards. Bolivar was very eloquent in denouncing the vices of Spanish imperialism in his vociferous anti-colonial stand. But, he believed that federalism was not suited for the political culture of Spanish America, Indeed, this is the main thesis of his Cartagena Manifesto, in which he places most of the blame for the collapse of Venezuelas First Republic, on federalism. Did not the Roman Empire conquer the world? Wittfogel, K. 1953. By contrast, Counter-Enlightenment authors such as Joseph de Maistre argued thus: In the course of my life, I have seen Frenchmen, Italians, Russians, etc. Shubert, A. His choice of admiration for an ancient Greek city, reveals his militaristic tendency in the Angostura Address: The Republic of Sparta produced more real effects than Solons ingenious creation, even though it seemed a chimerical invention at first. Iberoamericana Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 47(1), 7482. Por que no soy bolivariano. In this regard, Bolivar very much anticipates Tocquevilles analysis in Democracy in America. 80: Communist Interference in El Salvador, and Response to Stories Published in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, U.S. Department of State and Alexander Haig (1981), Document #12: Testimonies of Guatemalan Women, Luz Alicia Herrera (1980), Chapter 5. Furthermore, by 1814, Napoleons troops retreated from Spain, and Ferdinand VII returned to power. In order to gain Catholic support, he even outlawed the teaching of Benthams philosophy (which he himself had admired for so long), as the English philosophers views were considered too immoral by conservative clergy. ), The Works of Joseph de Maistre. In the midst of the battles for independence, Bolvar summoned a congress in the city of Angostura to reassert New Granadas autonomy and to install a political system that he believed would be capable of sustaining a new republic. The morality of slavery was by no means a settled debate during the time of the Angostura Address. Ciudad Bolvar (Spanish pronunciation: [sjua olia]; Spanish for "Bolivar City"), formerly known as Angostura and St. Thomas de Guyana, is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolvar State.It lies at the spot where the Orinoco River narrows to about 1 mile (1.6 km) in width, is the site of the first bridge across the river, and is a major riverport for the eastern regions of . There was no exact distribution of power there. During Simon Bolivar's address at the Congress of Angostura, in 1819, he argued for the freedom of the people of Latin America. Andrade G, Lugo-Ocando J. But, even in the Angostura Address itself, Bolivar seemed to be very enthusiastic about strong governments with little distribution of power, as this passage makes clear: The Roman Constitution brought about the greatest power and fortune that any people on earth have enjoyed. http://doi.org/10.16993/iberoamericana.427, https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226016191.001.0001, http://www.archivodellibertador.gob.ve/escritos/buscador/spip.php?article9987, http://www.archivodellibertador.gob.ve/escritos/buscador/spip.php?article10971, https://www.ensayistas.org/antologia/XIXA/bolivar/bolivia.htm, https://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Carta_de_Bol%C3%ADvar_al_general_Juan_Jos%C3%A9_Flores_(1830), http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/267/26702702.pdf, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022216X03006849, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034670500001534. The population in the Americas was far greater than the population in the Iberian Peninsula, yet, only a minority of deputies posts were assigned to representatives of the American territories. After Spains humiliating defeat in the Seven Years War, Charles III understood the necessity to cleanse the corrupt and inefficient administration of the Spanish Empire. 7482. And it is for this very reason that Bolivar believes that federalism works in North America, but it would never work in South America. 1Despite the prominent hero-worship of Bolivar, there have been scholarly works critical of his deeds. On February 15, 1819, The Liberator entered the Government Palace of Angostura along with Rafael Urdaneta, Toms Montilla and With us it is quite different. He makes his first point very quickly in the first sentence, "We are not Europeans.Americans by birth and Europeans by law." Paredes Muante, J. Bolivar, S. 1830. Yet, it is very revealing that, in this and other passages, he has a predilection for Rousseau. . Iberoamericana Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Although never formally educated in universities, Bolivar was a self-taught man and had at least two illustrious tutors who were the arguably the leading intellectuals of the region at the time; Simon Rodriguez and Andres Bello. Neoliberal Hegemony and the Pink Tide in Latin America. The facts that the year 2019 will mark the 200th anniversary of Bolivars Angostura Address, is perhaps a neat opportunity to correct this and perhaps fill some of the gaps of a story that in the light of the Venezuelas crisis of today has become ever so more relevant in our days. But in truth, for most of the 20th Century, Bolivar was more frequently an icon of authoritarian right-wing military Latin American governments, who quite openly opposed democratic institutions. The Angostura Address 200 Years Later: A Critical Reading. Iberoamericana Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 47, no. Mexico: The Taming of a Revolution. In political storms this body would arrest the thunderbolts of the government and would repel any violent popular reaction. An Address of Bolivar at the Congress of Angostura (February 15, 1819) Reprint Ordered by the Government of the United States of Venezuela, to Commemorate the Centennial of the Opening of the Congress (tr. From there he would go to occupy modern-day Ecuador and unite the current territories of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela into a single political entity; it was known as the Gran Colombia, with Bogota as its capital. . Bolivar insists that, in monarchies, the executive power becomes too powerful, as it enjoys too many advantages. Some critics have accussed Bolvar of verbosity. Our piece is an opportunity to challenge future attempts by the Venezuelan government with its self-proclaimed Bolivarian Revolution- to expand the uncritical hero-worship of Simon Bolivars memory as an instrument of self-national aggrandizement.1. But, it still reflects Bolivars anti-colonial convictions, inasmuch as unlike most figures of the Spanish Enlightenment, he was not embarrassed of having African roots. He was proud, and his words show it. However, a very strong point of contention in the Cadiz Cortes, was the demographic balance in the representation of deputies. Reprint ed., Washington, D.C.: Press of B. S. Adams, 1919. This time he understood that he could not make a frontal assault on Caracas, so he decided to begin a campaign of guerrilla warfare in the Eastern and Southern region of Guayana, in Venezuela, via the Orinoco River. Mine is done. He was a high-spirited revolutionary, but he understood the dangers of uncontrolled rage and racial vengeance. The Lower Classes . Despite not controlling Venezuela, Bolivar called for a Second Congress of Venezuela (the first one had been called in 1811 in Caracas, to declare independence), to assemble in Angostura. Bolivar was decidedly on the abolitionist side, and this speaks very well of his moral character. In the Angostura Address, Bolivar, typical in his style, praises North American society over and over again: Our legislators were influenced by the provincials, and were carried away by the dazzling appearance of North Americas happiness, thinking that the blessings she enjoyed were owed exclusively to the form of government, and not to the character of the people (Bolivar 1819). The British executive power possesses all the authority properly appertaining to a sovereign, but a triple line of dams, barriers, and stockades surrounds him. In this regard, despite his flaws, he is to be considered one the great men of South American history. There are some accounts that suggest instead that Bolivar may have been genuinely concerned with perpetual dictators at first (Harwich 2001). Bolivar was deeply influenced by the Enlightenment thinkers. Indeed, Bolivars stance on the moral power coheres well with his authoritarian leanings. He begins the address by presenting the concept that "We are not Europeans; we are not Indians; we are but a mixed species of aborigines and Spaniards" (Boli var). Bolivar never really says. The wording is unmistakably reminiscent of Benthams philosophy, and indeed, the English philosopher was a major influence on Bolivars political thinking. Download date: August 25th, 2018. What republic has exceeded in duration those of Sparta and Venice? Yet, there were still notable Spanish Enlightenment figures (Jovellanos, Mayans, Olavide, amongst others). The Angostura Address 200 Years Later: A Critical Reading. 1 (2018): 7482. They also seemed to understand that a moral power could very easily be turned into a censoring body that hastily suppresses individual freedoms. of History, Cal. The creation of a hereditary senate would in no way be a violation of political equality. Under Jose de Galvezs (17201787) recommendation (after an administrative visit to the Indies), posts high in the military and civil hierarchy (including ecclesiastical appointments) ruling American affairs, would no longer be occupied by people born in Spanish America, but rather, by administrators born in Spain, i.e., the peninsulares. On the contrary, aristocracy and monarchy have long established great and powerful empires. Slavery is the daughter of darkness: an ignorant people is a blind instrument of its own destruction. The Congress ultimately decided not to pursue two of Bolivars most controversial proposals in the Angostura Address: a moral power, and a hereditary senate. La Gran Colombia: una ilusin ilustrada. Bolivars authoritarian turn came later in his political career, well after independence was sealed. What I propose is an office for which the candidates must prepare themselves, an office that demands great knowledge and the ability to acquire such knowledge. He had a great ability to arouse emotions with grand claims in order to get the support of his audiences, but he was still lacking in detailed political reasoning. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16993/iberoamericana.427, Andrade G and Lugo-Ocando J, The Angostura Address 200 Years Later: A Critical Reading (2018) 47 Iberoamericana Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 74 DOI: http://doi.org/10.16993/iberoamericana.427, Andrade, Gabriel, and Jairo Lugo-Ocando. This may not seem groundbreaking today, but in 1819, it was. Bolivar, S. 1821. Levenes thesis is only half true. When it came to liberty, Rousseau himself had some qualms about how truly liberal a State should be, to the point that he claimed in an oft-quoted phrase from The Social Contract, that subjects should be forced to be free (Roberts 2012: 117). Dynamics of Political Transformation, Supplement: Comparative Historical Analysis, Moments and Events of Political Transformation, The Historical and Contemporary Role of Women in Ecuadorian Society, Brazilian Sambas Translation and Dialogue with International Dancesport, Dominican Republic Latin America at the Movies, El Salvador Latin America at the Movies, Chapter 15. The Spanish Crown would no longer trust local administrators. Furthermore, in order to avoid competition with the mother country, the Bourbon reforms prohibited the production of certain goods in the Indies. The Angostura Address 200 Years Later: A Critical Reading. At the opening session, held at the Orinoco River port of Angostura (today Ciudad Bolvar), on 15 February 1819, Bolvar delivered a major address in which he warned against imitation of Anglo-American institutions and called for a new constitution featuring a hereditary Senate and a "moral power" with special responsibility for education and The Bourbon reforms sought to change that, and they succeeded in doing so. of History, Cal. 1. Bolivar, S. 1819. Iberoamericana Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. All three sources reveal patriotic feelings and attitudes towards their own countries. It is certainly the case that, during Habsburg times (the dynasty before the arrival of the Bourbons), the Indies were not colonies in the modern sense. This would become a perennial feature amongst many Latin American caudillos ever since and something that would dominate most of the regions politics and society for the next century (Castro 2007). 1, 2018, pp. Retrieved from: https://www.ensayistas.org/antologia/XIXA/bolivar/bolivia.htm. But, his concern was, if not legitimate, then at least understandable. Columbus: Ohio State University Press. Throughout his post-colonial critique of Orientalists, Edward Said (2006) has documented how 19th Century Western scholars portrayed the East as some sort of mysterious place ruled by despots, mainly as a way to contrast the virtues of Western Enlightenment. Ambition and intrigue abuses the credulity and experience of men lacking all political, economic, and civic knowledge; they adopt pure illusion as reality; they take license for liberty, treachery for patriotism, and vengeance for justice. But, the Bourbons, and especially Charles III, embraced a program of enlightened despotism and absolutism that by 1810, had fully converted the Indies into colonies. Yet, at the same time, Bolivar seems to reproduce some old colonialist tropes, according to which Anglo-Saxon peoples are more virtuous. ), EZLN Command (1993), Chapter 4. 1826. We have been ruled more by deceit than by force, and we have been degraded more by vice than by superstition. and men of philosophical thought (Roscio, Viscardo, etc. He attempts to excuse himself thus: Only an imperative necessity, united to a strongly expressed desire on the part of the people, could have induced me to assume the dreadful and dangerous office of dictator, supreme chief of the republic (Bolivar 1819). From there, with the auspices of President Alexandre Petion (17701818) that included 6.000 soldiers, money and even a print- (Helg 2003), Bolivar returned to Venezuela with a military expedition. In the Angostura Address, he returns to this theme: The more I admire the excellency of the Federal Constitution of Venezuela, the more am I convinced of the impossibility of applying it to our situation (Bolivar 1819). Chodor, T. 2014. In order to achieve this political goal, Bolivar proposes conventional republican institutions: Venezuelas government has always been republican, it is republican, and it should always remain so. But, in the Angostura Address, he clearly mistrusts democracy, as it seems to cripple the strength of a nation: But what democratic government was ever able to unite power, prosperity and permanency at the same time? My sword, and the swords of my illustrious comrades-in-arms, will protect its solemn authority. Document #41: "Address at a White House Reception for Members of Congress and for the Diplomatic Corps of the Latin American Republics," John F. Kennedy (1961) Discussion Questions; Further Reading; Chapter 16. Armed Trading Weaponry on trade ships. Congress of Angostura, an 1819-1821 legislative body of Gran Colombia. Although those people [North Americans], so lacking in many respects, are unique in the history of mankind, it is a marvel, I repeat, that so weak and complicated a government as the federal system has managed to govern them in the difficult and trying circumstances of their past. A big point of contention between Enlightenment thinkers and their Counter-Enlightenment foes, was about universalism. It would be even more difficult for the laws of North America to be adopted in Venezuela. Yet, Bolivar (very much as Unamuno would do almost a century later), embraced Spains African identity. Yet, despite his obvious ambitions, in 1819 Bolivar still wanted to appear as to be reluctant to become a perpetual dictator. 2004. In that Constitution, it was made clear that Spain would have equal citizens on both sides of the Atlantic. A depiction of the Congress of Ccuta (1821). This address is for the Congress of Angostura in which the first issue he places on the table is that the mestizos are not European, nor Indians, but a mixture of both Spaniard and native blood. Carrera Damas, G. 2003. Therefore, let the entire system of government be strengthened, and let the balance of power be drawn up in such a manner that it will be permanent and incapable of decay because of its own tenuity. The address is presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English. This logic is very hard to follow. Washington. Discussion Questions; Further Readings; Honduras: A Country and a Coup Venezuela: The Perils of Prosperity, Document #23: Address to the United Nations, Hugo Chvez (2006), Document #22: Pact of Punto Fijo, Accin Democrtica, COPEI and Unin Republicana Democrtica (1958), Chapter 9. He is the head of government, but his ministers and subordinates rely more upon law than upon his authority, as they are personally responsible; and not even decrees of royal authority can exempt them from this responsibility. The Angostura Address: Cultural identity, ethnic relations Although never formally educated in universities, Bolivar was a self-taught man and had at least two illustrious tutors who were the arguably the leading intellectuals of the region at the time; Simon Rodriguez and Andres Bello. And, at times, he seems to believe that, the new nations are not sufficiently mature to be wholly free: Liberty, says Rousseau, is a succulent food, but difficult to digest. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bol var and South American Originally published in 1923, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text of Sim n Bol var's address before the Venezuelan Congress at . Yet, as previously mentioned, his 1826 Bolivian Constitution stipulated a ruler who was basically a king without a crown. Caracas: Alfa. Blanchard, P. 2008. But, admittedly, it had turned out to be very corrupt. Charles III introduced a system of comercio libre, free trade, but the name is very deceptive. Across his address, Bolvar These leaders assumed the role of dictators while rhetorically expressing their reluctance to do so. Scanned by J. S. Arkenberg, Dept. Devoted to the government because of a natural interest in its own preservation, a hereditary senate would always oppose any attempt on the part of the people to infringe upon the jurisdiction and authority of their magistrates . Predictably, very much as Bolivar did in 1828, watching over public morality in the Bolivarian Revolution became despotic in itself, and many of Venezuelas basic freedoms (but most especially freedom of speech; Venezuela currently occupies number 143, as indexed by Reporters Without Borders (2018)) have deteriorated over the last 18 years. These subordinate officers are entrusted with the civil, military, and political administration, the collection of duties and the protection of religion. There can be multiple answers to this question: These sources both signify a change in attitude with the people of each nation. During Habsburg times, a great deal of contraband went on, but with the arrival of the Bourbons, economic regulations were severely tightened and enforced. By this I mean that the result will be the death of the government, whose heirs are anarchy, usurpation, and tyranny . 2003. He genuinely emancipated slaves, yet was extremely afraid of a takeover by pardos and all the savage hordes from Africa and America who roam like wild deer in the wilderness of Colombia (Bolivar 1821). What government is more ancient than that of China? This thesis was put forth by Argentine historian Ricardo Levene (1951), in an influential treatise, Las Indias no eran colonias. years prior to the Congress of Angostura. For, his intellectual and political legacy is a mixed bag. One of the most significant transformations was his approach to the position of a President for Life. At least theoretically, this would ensure that criollos would no longer be second class citizens. Thus, the Angostura Address is plentiful with passages such as these: Sir! Bolivar, S. 1826. Simon Bolivar was one of the liberators in the time of the revolution in the northern part of South America. El proceso ideolgico de la emancipacin en Colombia. Discurso del general Bolivar al Congreso de Angostura. Draper, H. 1968. Maistre, J. Our weak and feeble fellow citizens will have to increase in strength of mind in a very great degree, before they can be permitted to digest freedoms wholesome food (Bolivar 1819). House of Angostura, a Trinidad and Tobago company manufacturing angostura bitters. The infamous slogan, se acata pero no se cunple (laws are obeyed, but not enforced), became a common standard of criollo administration. In a sense, Bolivars approach is anti-colonial (let us remember that many aspects of colonialism itself were modeled on the universalism of the Enlightenment), inasmuch as he advises colonized peoples not to necessarily copy Eurocentric models. Formerly, criollos had major participation in the administration of the Empire. It enjoys all its proper functions, and it requires no essential revision, because the Constitution, in creating it, gave it the form and powers which the people deemed necessary in order that they might be legally and properly represented. Hence, many expect that the 2019 will again be a year of nationalist unexamined joy, celebrating the Angostura Address. Indeed, despite his strong criticisms of Spanish imperialism he seemed to acknowledge that Spanish rule offered an important degree of stability and unity while independence could bring instead disunity and possible chaos amongst the emerging nations: The separation of America from the Spanish Monarchy resembles the state of the Roman Empire, when that enormous structure fell to pieces in the midst of the ancient world (Bolivar 1819). Of course, it would be fallacious to accuse Bolivar of being authoritarian, just because he had authoritarian sympathizers. However, later on, in the Constitution that he wrote for Upper Peru (named Bolivia in his honor) in 1826 and that he attempted to impose on Colombia afterwards, he stipulated the figure of President for Life. In: Lively, J (ed. Bolvar, Simn. Bolivars political program, as laid out in the Angostura Address, is straightforward. Sparta, of course, is the emblem of militarism in Western imagination. Comercio libre meant that various Spanish ports could trade with the Indies; however, the Indies could not trade with any other country. The ministers, being responsible for any transgressions committed, will actually govern, since they must account for their actions. Needless to say, Bolivar hoped to become precisely a perpetual figurehead in the politics of the region and went to describe the role as follows: The President of the Republic comes to be in our Constitution, as the Sun that, firm in the center, gives life to the Universe. 2018;47(1):7482. It is an office for which candidates ought to be prepared, as a senator needs much wisdom and the right faculties to acquire knowledge (Bolivar 1819). ended four years prior. It must be based on the sovereignty of the people, the division of powers, civil liberty, the prohibition of slavery and the abolition of monarchy and privileges (Bolivar 1819). But there is more. Some nostalgic defenders of the Spanish Empire in Latin American countries claim that the Indies were not colonies at all. The whole purpose of the Angostura Congress was precisely for Bolivar to renounce power as dictator and give it back to the constituency. hold on the North American continent five. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16993/iberoamericana.427, Andrade, Gabriel, and Jairo Lugo-Ocando. Annino, A. If he attempts to infringe upon the law, his own ministers will desert him, thereby isolating him from the Republic, and they will even bring charges against him in the Senate. In the Angostura Address, Bolivar tries to define Venezuelan national identity, more negatively than positively as he seemed clearer about what Venezuelans were not than what Venezuelans were: We are not Europeans, we are not Indians, but a middle race between the indigenous peoples and the Spaniards (Bolivar 1819). Yale University Press. The address is presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English. Bolvar personally witnessed the rise of. The Angostura Address 200 Years Later: A Critical Reading. Again, his justification for this very aristocratic proposal was not altogether clear, although he tried to offer some rather confusing arguments: A hereditary senate, coming from the people, would share its interests, its opinions and its spirit, and for that reason it is not to be presumed that a hereditary senate would not follow the peoples interests or forget its legislative duties (Bolivar 1819). Independence would, nevertheless, prove to be no easy task. It is unlikely that any liberal concessions from Spain would have changed his mind, but the fact that these concessions were very incomplete, and that they were ultimately abolished by Ferdinand VII, sealed in his mind the question regarding the break with Spain. The first time he mentions freedom he says, "Americans by birth and Europeans by law, we find ourselves engaged in a dual conflict: we are disputing with the natives for titles of ownership, and at the same time we are struggling to maintain ourselves in the country that . Simn Bolvar: Liberation and Disappointment. Prof. Arkenberg has modernized the text. Criollos would know be second-class citizens. Even Benito Mussolini was an admirer of Bolivar (Caballero 2006: 72). 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