Cherpak, Evelyn M.2016-09-282016-09-282015-12-011536-1837http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19766This article explores the relationship of María Antonia Bolívar, supporter of the royalist cause during the wars for independence, with her brother, Simón Bolívar, the Liberator of northern South America, during the conflict and in the aftermath. It explores the role of a woman of the elite who accepted and executed responsibility for the protection of the Bolívar family properties and wealth.en-USCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlikeMaría Antonia BolívarSimón BolívarVenezuelaWars for IndependenceArticle