Simón Bolívar left Venezuela in 1812. He came back in 1813.
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[Update: Fixed Pronunciation of Curaçao. There was an array of "correct" options to choose from (cure-ah-sow/ker-ah-so/cure-ah-so/ker-ah-saow) I went with the US version here (which seemed to be one of the most common). My original attempt was nowhere close to any of these. Upside down smiley face emoji]
Curacao is not said the way you did in the broadcast. You need to look it up. For one thing, the "c" at the end is said like as "s".
Posted by: D | 15 August 2016 at 09:26 AM
Sorry to be a pronunciation pedant but Tobago is pronounced To-bay-go, not To-bah-go.
Posted by: Chuck | 15 August 2016 at 03:19 PM
Curaçao is pronounced in English more or less like "Cure a sow" (the female pig). The cedilla under the second "c" turns it into an "s" sound.
Posted by: dw | 16 August 2016 at 03:06 AM
I tried to download the new version from your RSS feed: I get "file not found".
Posted by: dw | 16 August 2016 at 03:14 AM
I find it fascinating how the militia under Bolivar could smash the Royalist troops to such a degree. The tables turn so quickly! To think that most of us may never understand how intimidation and moral may have such an effect. I guess we are the lucky ones...
Posted by: Patrik | 16 August 2016 at 08:19 AM
For the record the reason Curaçao is pronounced with an s sound for the second c is the accent circumflex on that letter. Just a nit, still my favorite podcast... or at least my favorite since The History of Rome :-)
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Posted by: Chris2x | 16 August 2016 at 11:13 AM