Andrés Bello: Legacy of Humanist Teaching (+Sowing)
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Published at: 15/10/2025 08:20 AM
On October 15, 1865, the teacher of our Liberator Simon Bolivar died in Santiago de Chile, at 84 years old: Don Andrés Bello, a prominent intellectual, legislator, educator, philosopher, critic, philologist and poet who participated in the independence process in Venezuela. As part of this revolutionary process, together with Luis López Méndez and Simón Bolívar, he integrated the first diplomatic mission to London, where he would reside for almost twenty years, in search of financial support for the independence cause.
In 1797 he began studying at the Royal and Pontifical University of Caracas, graduating with a bachelor's degree in arts in 1800. He was one of the most influential intellectuals in Caracas and played political roles for the colonial administration. While gaining notoriety as a poet and translator, he participated in the revolutionary events of April 19, 1810, being appointed First Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For his abilities, he is recognized as the son of three peoples (Chile, Venezuela and England) who knew how to implement various sciences and arts to provide his disciples with an imperishable and valuable heritage.
Bello was convinced that instruction and spiritual cultivation are the basis of the well-being of the individual and of the progress of society, which is why he always encouraged the study of letters and sciences, which is why he proposed the opening of Normal Schools for Preceptors and the creation of Sunday Courses for workers. Later, he settled in Chile, where he received nationality by grace, and he contributed to the humanistic development of that nation, obtaining numerous awards such as the title of Liberator of American Arts.
Mazo News Team