Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Bolívar and Sucre

I've been reading up on my historical comics lately and came across this one drawn by the lovely Kate Beaton.


Simón Bolívar, having led what is now Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia to independence from the Spanish Empire, is recognized as a liberator and a hero here in Ecuador. Sucre, by all appearances Bolívar's right-hand man and a shoe-in as his successor, was at different times the President of Bolivia and Peru. Ecuador's currency was named after him, and the sucre was used from 1884 until dollarization in 2000.

I'll be traveling until the end of the week and might not have a chance to update.  I'm going to talk to the new group of trainees about how to live Safely & Securely in a foreign country.  Wish me no pickpockets!

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