
5.14- El Jefe Supremo
Revolutions
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The Unmitigated Disaster at Acumare Looks Like Francisco De Miranda's Failed Leander Expedition
The unmitigated disaster at acumare looks an awful lot like francisco de miranda's failed leander expedition. Miranda had breathed his last free air almost exactly four years earlier, after being taken into custody by bolivar and the other bitter officers of the first republic in 18 12. During the whole length of his final imprisonment, miranda's physical health deteriorated, but he never gave up hope that somehow he would get out of alive. He maintained heavy correspondence with friends and acquaintances across europe and the americas. And he also inundated the spanish government with pleas for clemency. But now they were busy being ignored by the restored bourbon monarchy. The trator
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