Simón Bolívar is one of the greatest heroes of Latin America, but, of course, there are others as well. Go to the websites listed below, as well as others you may find, to read more about several national heroes. After you study them, write a paragraph in English discussing what you learn. What do the heroes of Latin American and North American history have in common?

1. www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7609/index.html (dedicated to the philosophical work of Bolívar)
2. www.patriagrande.net/cuba/jose.marti/biografia.htm (a brief biography of José Martí)
3. www.elbalero.gob.mx/historia/html/rev/biozapata.html (a brief biography of Emiliano Zapata)