why did he refuse to defend martijn? he was hugely talented military commander, and his crossing was more successful than boulevards, for example. >> yes. he crossed the andes, yes, and they have something similar also which was that he, too, wanted to unite america. what happened in the process was that he was sick. reaching peru, he was an ohm yum addict, had terrible art arthri, a soldier since 12, carried over the andes really, but when they sat and met for the first time, and trying to say, come help me with her rue, and boliva was not convinced he wanted to help. the meeting was awkward, famous, and as years go on, enough was written that we know pretty much what went on, but he wanted boliva to come, and he said i will serve under you, and boliva knew that was what he didn't want because who serves under you have a greater prestige than the person ruling so he said, no, that's impossible, and when, well, boliva actually writes that in the letter saying he wanted to serve under me knowing it was a mistake because t