Anita Arnon

She sees her husband killed.

After she picks herself up from his death, she carries on fighting and she forms a bodyguard of these 25 women she calls Los Amazonas, the Amazons.

These women are actually honoured.

Half of the women in Argentina or Chile, they establish the order of the sun to recognise prominent activists in the independence movement.

So they are honoured in South America, but not so much do we hear about them elsewhere.

Anyway, that's my little aside.

So let's go back now to Bolivar, the success after his trip across the Andes.

He begins his campaign in Ecuador in 1820.

And the

And he's starting to learn, you know, this is a man who is adapting because local leaders and revolutionaries, you need them on your side.

So stop sort of coming and lecturing people, try and understand what they want and try and take on their needs and try and get them on side.

So what he has now in Ecuador is, you know, he's got the strategy that involves, yes, military action, but diplomatic efforts to get their support.

And he successfully captures Quito in 1822.

He starts acknowledging others.

The work of liberty is a work for all.

So meaning we have to war, war, yes, but jaw, jaw, yes.

Following the liberation of Ecuador, he turns his attention to Peru.

Now, do you remember we said Peru was basically the richest place, the cash bank, and that had always been his aim?

Well, Peru is one of the wealthiest colonies in South America.

Yeah.