Simón Bolívar was a revolutionary who freed six South American countries from Spanish Imperial rule, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a statesman who led the governments of Venezuela, Gran Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru. His life, passions, and battles were woven into Spanish American culture almost as soon as they happened. In the first major English-language biography of “The Liberator” in half a century, John Lynch draws on extensive research to understand Bolívar’s life in the context of his own society and times, and to explore his remarkable and enduring legacy.西蒙·玻利瓦尔（Simón Bolívar）是一位革命者，他将六个南美国家从西班牙帝国统治下解放出来，是一位主张民族解放原则的知识分子，也是一位领导委内瑞拉、大哥伦比亚、玻利维亚和秘鲁政府的政治家。他的生活、激情和战斗几乎一发生就融入了美西文化。在半个世纪以来第一部主要的英文传记《解放者》中，约翰·林奇借助广泛的研究，在自己的社会和时代背景下了解玻利瓦尔的生活，并探索他卓越而持久的遗产。