Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) led the charge for independence in several Spanish American colonies. He was instrumental in starting to built the Latin American identity. Here are some of the best resources on the web about him.

Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas
Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, the missionary and historian who traveled to the Americas with Christopher Columbus. He was the first European advocate of the indigenous people of America and the first to document the atrocities.

Fidel Castro
A database of the Cuban dictator's speeches from the 1950s to 1990s.

Cesar Chavez
César Chávez was an American labor leader who was instrumental in improving the rights and dignity of farm workers in the United States. He now has a California holiday which is celebrated on his birthday(March 31).

Hernán Cortés
A brief account of the exploits that lead to the Aztec downfall.

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
The seventeenth century Mexican nun was a scholar, playwright, poet and one of the first feminists in the colonial Americas.

Ernesto Che Guevara
Ernesto Che Guevara was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1928 and died in Bolivia in 1967. He was an infamous revolutionary who refined guerrilla warfare. His battles include Cuba, Guatemala and Bolivia.

Father Hidalgo
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is credited for making El Grito, the yell that started Mexico towards independence.

Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta, cofounder of UFW with Cesar Chavez, is a tireless worker for human rights and advocate for laborers.

José Martí (1853-1895)
Poet, patriot and martyr of Cuba's independence from Spain.

Evita Peron
Biography, newsletter, and photo albums by the US representatives of "la Fundacion De Investigaciones Históricas Evita Perón".

Oscar Romero
A brief biography of the modern Catholic martyr from El Salvador.

George Santayana
Born Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz De Santayana, George became one of the great philosophers and thinkers of American academia.

Junípero Serra
A legacy torn between a pioneer, a saint and a genocidal villain.