Independence did not bring stability to Latin America. Mexico, Gran Colombia, Central America, and other new states quickly ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings South American revolutionary leader Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830), known as ...

Without Spanish support, the bid for Independence might have failed, Felipe Fernández-Armesto says, and deep Latin ties remain.

Latin America’s left saw Cuba as its lodestar. Now leaders across the spectrum are hesitant to aid a nation in the Trump administration’s cross hairs. By Simon Romero Reporting from Mexico City For ...