, if the republic seemed to make possible the realization of human freedom in a novel way, it lacked the anchoring or fixed point of the monarchy. In addition, many republicans suspected the moral standing of their countrymen. Simón Bolívar asserted, “I
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A World in the Making
Discovering the Future in the Hispanic World
Javier Fernández-Sebastián
Translator : Mark Hounsell
the future of Hispanic America are, however, terribly pessimistic. John Lynch, Simón Bolívar (Barcelona: Crítica, 2006), 368; Nikita Harwitz Valle nilla, ed., Simón Bolívar: Estado ilustrado, nación inconclusa—la contradicción bolivariana (Madrid