Oath of Monte Sacro: 220 years of a commitment that lives on in the heart of the people
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Published at: 15/08/2025 09:50 AM
On August 15, 1805, in Monte Sacro, Italy, Simon Bolivar swore, following the independence atmosphere that resonated in Venezuela, before his teacher Simón Rodríguez and his friend Fernando Toro, that he would free the country from the Spanish yoke.
On one of the seven hills surrounding the city of Rome, the Sacred Mount, Simon Bolivar, only 22 years old, swore that he would dedicate his life to the liberation of the Latin American continent. With this oath, Bolívar not only showed his enlightened and romantic side, but he also exposed the impetus and commitment that would later grant him the title of Liberator. Years later, Simón Rodríguez would write a phrase that history would confirm: “The benefactors of humanity are not born when they begin to see the light, but when they begin to shine”.
“I swear before you; I swear by the God of my parents; I swear by them; I swear by my honor, and I swear by the Fatherland, that I will not give rest to my arm or rest to my soul, until I have broken the chains that oppress us by the will of the Spanish power”, were the words spoken by our Liberator and immortalized by his teacher in subsequent writings. This oath marked the beginning of what would be a revolution of the world and of history. In 2005, on the bicentenary of this historic milestone, the Eternal Commander Hugo Chávez visited the Sacred Mount and said: “I invite Venezuelans to take that oath and not to give rest to our arms or our souls, until we have broken the chains that oppress us by the will of the North American empire.”
Today, this oath is the living essence of Bolivarian Socialism, which continues to struggle in the face of new adversities.
Mazo News Team