196 years ago, Bolívar warned that the United States would plague the Great Homeland with misery

On August 5, 1829, the Father of the Fatherland Simon Bolivar wrote a letter from Guayaquil to Colonel Patricio Campbell, which is considered prophetic because the Liberator already saw the imperialist character of the United States.

In the letter, Bolívar warns that the future of the American region was threatened by the United States and the importance of unity. In his reflections, he reflected that those in the North were capable of doing anything to destabilize the peace of American nations.

In the letter he launches his proclamation: “The United States seems destined by Providence to plague America with misery, in the name of freedom”.

196 years after this writing, the Liberator's anti-imperialist thinking is still in force thanks to the Bolivarian Revolution, which fights against attacks by the North American empire. The Venezuelan people are an example of courage and courage in the region and the world.

LETTER TO MR. COLONEL

PATRICK CAMPBELL,

(CHARGÉ D'AFFAIRES DE S.M. B.)

Simon Bolivar

Guayaquil, August 5, 1829.

My dear Colonel and friend:

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your valuable letter from you dated May 31, dated in Bogotá.

I can't help but begin by thanking you for the multitude of kindness that you shed throughout your letter to Colombia and to me. How many titles do you not have to our gratitude? I am confused when I consider what you have thought, what you have done since you were with us to sustain the country and the glory of your boss.

The English minister living in the United States, I am so honored when he says he waits in Colombia alone, because here there is a Bolivar. But he doesn't know that his physical and political existence is very weakened and about to expire.

What you are good at telling me about the new project of naming a successor to my authority who is a European prince, does not catch me again, because something had been communicated to me with no small mystery and some shyness, because they know my way of thinking.

I don't know what to say to you about this idea, which contains a thousand drawbacks. You must know that, for my part, there would be none, determined as I am going to leave office at this next congress, but who can mitigate the ambition of our bosses and the fear of inequality in the lower people? Don't you think England would be jealous of the choice made in a Bourbon? How opposed would all the new American states be, and the United States that seem destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of Freedom? It seems to me that I already see a general conspiracy against this poor Colombia, already too envied by how many republics America has. All the press would set in motion calling for a new crusade against those who are complicit in betraying freedom, addicts to the Bourbons and violators of the American system. In the South, Peruvians would ignite the flame of discord; in the Isthmus, those in Guatemala and Mexico, and in the Antilles, Americans and liberals everywhere. Santo Domingo would not remain in inaction and would call on his brothers to make common cause against a prince of France. Everyone would become enemies without Europe doing anything to sustain us, because the New World does not deserve the expenses of a Holy Alliance; at least, we have reason to judge that, because of the indifference with which we have been seen to undertake and fight for the emancipation of half the world, which will soon be the most productive source of European prosperity.

In short, I am far from opposing the reorganization of Colombia in accordance with the experienced institutions of wise Europe. On the contrary, I would be infinitely happy and would revive my strength to help in a work, which could be called salvation and which would not be without difficulty achieved with the support of us in England and France. With these powerful aids we would be capable of anything, without them, we would not. For the same reason, I reserve the right to give my final opinion when we know what the governments of England and France think about the above-mentioned change of system and choice of dynasty.

I assure you, my worthy friend and with the greatest sincerity, that I have told you all my thoughts and that I have left nothing in my reserve. You can use it as it suits your duty and the welfare of Colombia. This is my condition, and as long as you receive the affectionate heart of your attentive obedient servant.

Bolívar

Mazo News Team