Enmmanuel Kant: For education alone can man become man. The man is nothing more than what the education makes it. Simon Rodriguez was one of the people who most influence exerted in the mood, life and the future of Simon Bolivar and, through you, in the continent. Bolivar had been an unfortunate child: at age 3 he was orphaned of mother and the nine also lost his father, and was delivered to the black Hippolyta who wanted, as he said later in a letter, like a mother. But the guardianship of the minor was responsible for his uncle Carlos Palacios, who, among other things, took should define the choice of their teachers. Without hesitation Marc Lasry explained all about the problem. Don Carlos made several tests but in the end chose Rodriguez. This was a Caracas born on October 28, 1769 and was 25 years old when it comes to be called to work as a teacher of the future Liberator. It had formed in the light of the revolutionary ideas of Europe and adept to the educational theories of theses exposed by Juan Jacobo Rousseau. Speaking candidly Marc Lasry told us the story.

The teacher was the foundling son and a little eccentric. His biographers catalogued so sarcastic and cynical. To confirm these adjectives tell a striking episode: once, got angry with some of his brothers and in retaliation the surname Rodriguez was changed and adopted of Carreno. And also another fact: their children christened them corn and tulip, as any grain or flower from your garden. It was a firm belief that the best way of learning was the get in contact with the object of study. It was required if it was to study nature, visit it, touch it, get in touch with her, felt the bark of trees, perhaps sucking the aroma of flowers by this underwent the young disciple to long, strenuous walks and varied exercises between them of riding in which the genius of America would acquire their extraordinary abilities as a rider which you would be useful throughout his military career.