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In 1819, Gen. Simón Bolívar leads a ragtag army under harsh conditions. Flashbacks reveal his wedding day and his privileged boyhood alongside slaves.

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Simón gets an unconventional tutor, who proves to be a kindred spirit. Carlos uses slave Matea as a bargaining chip to get ownership of family property.

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Simón is sent to live in Rodríguez's home, where his mind is opened to new ideas. Yearning for freedom, Dionisio plans to escape from the hacienda.

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After losing his students and attracting suspicion, Rodríguez realizes he must flee. The other members of the cause attempt their heist of the garrison.

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Joaquín learns what his fate will be. While learning about his family's cacao production business, Simón makes a strategic bet on a card game.

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Simón begins his training at the military academy and meets his instructors, while the rest of his family realize their limits without a Spanish title.

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Juan Vicente declares his love for Josefa. The marquess advises Simón on what he must do to secure María Teresa's hand in marriage.

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Between María Antonia's and Matea's childbirths, only one ends well. Simón catches Lorenzo de Ulloa in a lie, and unexpectedly meets the queen of Spain.

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Simón reveals his intentions toward María Teresa to her father. When Lorenzo damages the Marquess's reputation, Simón challenges him to a sword fight.

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Simón decides to follow María Teresa to La Sierra. But when Delfina tells lies to get him arrested for hurting Lorenzo, he must first evade the police.

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Despite Bernardo's misgivings, Simón and María Teresa are married a year later, and set off for Venezuela. On the ship, they meet Caracas's new judge.

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After arriving in Venezuela, Simón discovers the disastrous mismanagement of the haciendas, forcing him and his sister to ask the new judge for a loan.

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While rescuing Matea from the violent slaveowner she was sold to, María Teresa contracts a tropical fever. María Antonia finds herself falling in love.

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Simón begs Dr. O'Neil to cure María Teresa. Determined to visit his wife in Caracas, Pablo Clemente hops on a horse-and-wagon and takes off.

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Simón travels to Madrid, and then on to Paris, where he runs into his old tutor, Rodríguez. Carlos learns of María Antonia and Felipe's romance.

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Simón's political views begin to rub his Parisian friends the wrong way, and Rodríguez gives him some frank advice. María Antonia becomes pregnant.

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María Antonia is forced to say a difficult goodbye. Manuelita is allowed to leave the convent. Simón realizes what his true calling is and returns home.

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Simón asks Gen. Miranda to lead an army. María Antonia must decide whether run off with Felipe. Manuelita is sent to live with her uncle, a priest.

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Simón forms the Patriotic Society to show the junta the public's demand for independence. Manuelita finds out the stories of those she saw executed.

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After the victory in Valencia, Simón and Gen. Miranda disagree over what their next move should be. Bad news arrives from overseas. Dionisio returns.

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His assets seized by the Spanish, Simón arrives penniless in Cartagena and joins the New Granada Army. A royalist soldier tries to seduce Manuelita.

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Determined to return to Venezuela and face Gen. Monteverde, Simón leads his army on a bloody journey back to Caracas. A husband is found for Manuelita.

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Simón sends Dionisio and Sgt. Luciano D'Elhuyar to Monteverde's camp to propose a prisoner exchange. Manuelita is reunited with painter Rafael.

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When a Cartegena colonel refuses to give him weapons, Simón resigns and goes to Jamaica. Manuelita devises a plan to free a prominent prisoner of war.

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Gen. Morillo learns Simón is in Jamaica and puts a price on his head. Manuelita receives an unexpected visit from Fausto, the royalist who seduced her.

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Simón tries to convince Gen. Páez, from Venezuela's unfamiliar plains region, to unite their complementary armies. An old flame tracks down Simón.

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As soldiers desert during the plains crossing, Gen. Santander begins to question Simón's decisions. Right before the wedding, Manuelita gets cold feet.

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Pepita forces Simón to take a hard look at the condition of his soldiers. Santander and Felisa grow closer, to her father's great displeasure.

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Simón anxiously waits for Santander to return with much-needed recruits. Felisa's dad spies on Simón's men as they discuss the next route they'll take.

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Dr. Thorne tries to keep Manuelita on a short leash, and gets in trouble with a loan shark. Simón's army suffers greatly while crossing the mountains.

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When the soldiers from the plains are ambushed, Simón realizes he must stop and gather reinforcements. Manuelita meets the like-minded Rosita Campuzano.

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Felisa and her father come face to face on opposite sides of the battlefield. Manuelita and Rosita attend Gen. de la Mar's party, ready to gather intel.

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Simón plans to sneak his soldiers past the Spanish army's camp at night. Pepita and José are taken hostage. Manuelita hears a rumor about her husband.

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Simón's soldiers fight the last battle that stands in their way of seizing Santafé de Bogotá. Manuelita forces her husband to reveal what he's hiding.

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Simón returns to Venezuela, where he gets a message from Spanish Gen. Morillo. Manuelita tries to persuade brother José María to switch sides.

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In Quito, Manuelita nurses injured soldiers while hiding her parents. When Simón arrives to a hero's welcome, she tosses a wreath to catch his eye.

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Sparks fly when Manuelita is introduced to Simón at a party. Dr. Thorne unexpectedly arrives. Santander reads alarming news about a much-needed loan.

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Santander is pressured to bend the law in order to fund the army and help a veteran. To stake his claim on Manuelita, Dr. Thorne extends an invitation.

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Tensions run high at Dr. Thorne's dinner party. A lawyer defends Humberto in court. A midwife examines Manuelita and gives her professional opinion.

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To secretly join Simón in Guayaquil, Manuelita tells Dr. Thorne she's going to Lima. When the counterfeit money scheme fails, Santander issues a decree.

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Gen. San Martín makes a decision. Dr. Thorne finds the house where Simón is staying at and spies on the property. The public resists obeying the decree.

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Manuelita writes Dr. Thorne a letter that leads him to turn to Elsa. Simón and his army return to Pasto to fight an outbreak of insurgents there.

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As his health worsens, Simón asks Manuelita to come with him to Peru. Santander tries to get congress to vote against approving the Peru campaign.

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When the president of Peru learns how small Bolívar's army is, he switches sides. Simón realizes he must build up his army without congressional help.

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Simón receives intel about a window of opportunity that the royalist army has inadvertently given him. Dr. Thorne pays Simón a private visit.

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Economic woes stoke anti-Bolívar sentiment in Lima and endanger Manuelita, who feels abandoned by Simón and agrees to move to England with Dr. Thorne.

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Simón returns to Bogotá. Elsa's sister and her husband scheme to get rid of Manuelita from Lima permanently so Elsa can return as Dr. Thorne's wife.

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Simón runs into Humberto, who's laboring as a prisoner, and is reunited with sister María Antonia, who tells him about the dire situation in Venezuela.

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Simón meets with Gen. Paéz, and later learns of Bustamante's betrayal. Berta and Saldarriaga try to gather proof of Gervasio's past profession.

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Now back in Bogotá, Simón reunites with Manuelita, who gives seamstress Marcela a secret mission. Julio turns Berta into a prisoner in her own home.

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At the party for the British consul, Simón and Manuelita steal the show. With some help, Berta escapes to the church, where she witnesses a murder.

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One of the thieves is caught and made to reveal his accomplices. Manuelita asks Marcela to spy on Simón's detractors while at gatherings with Sotomayor.

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The upcoming execution divides Bogotá. Manuelita and Dionisio try to change Simón's mind. Gervasio makes a decision about the job he's been asked to do.

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Manuelita learns Madame Rocha is intercepting and reading Bolívar's mail. O'Leary reports to Simón how Santander is manipulating the delegates.

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Simón returns to Bogotá, where the government council announces what his position and powers will be. Alarming news arrives from Peru and Bolivia.

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Simón learns what Manuelita did at the party. Marcela overhears Madame Rocha's circle plotting an uprising. Julio catches Saldarriaga visiting Berta.

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Fernando gives Madame Rocha new perspective on her friends. Just as a masquerade ball begins, Manuelita learns of the assassination plot against Simón.

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Simón receives a new diagnosis. Those who tried to assassinate Simón recruit more members to their cause and plan a siege on the Presidential House.

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Simón decides what Santander's fate will be. A false but rampant rumor that Simón wants to install a monarchy brings devastating consequences.

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As Simón makes plans to return to to his homeland, he receives word from Gen. Páez. Manuelita enlists the power of seduction to secure Simón's pension.

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