So what do we know about Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez (1750-1816), better known to the world as Francisco de Miranda?- His nickname is "The Precursor"
- He fought for the independence of the Spanish American colonies at the beginning of the 19th century.
- Although his efforts eventually failed, he was captured and eventually died in a Spanish prison, he paved the way for the successes of Simón Bolivar, he is understood to have played an important role in the emancipation of South America and history holds him in great esteem.
- He collected the pubic hairs of his lovers.
Wait?? What was that last one???
Yes indeedy, according to the May 5th edition of Correo del Orinoco (PDF copy can be downloaded here, check page 18), scientists that have been carefully examining the belongings of Francisco de Miranda since 2006 as part of a formal program to preserve all for posterity have found a collection of pubic hairs, thought to have been harvested (let's say) from his lovers, stuffed between pages of his journals and books.
It's always good to know that people had healthy sex drives back then, of course. As for the collection, I suppose it was the equivalent to today's mania of filling up your hard-drives with pornflix (though I'd guess Francisco had much more fun). In the end, the implied machoman image that Francisco will get from this tiny revelation is likely only to enhance his stature down this neck of the woods, what with LatAm being what LatAm is.
It's always good to know that people had healthy sex drives back then, of course. As for the collection, I suppose it was the equivalent to today's mania of filling up your hard-drives with pornflix (though I'd guess Francisco had much more fun). In the end, the implied machoman image that Francisco will get from this tiny revelation is likely only to enhance his stature down this neck of the woods, what with LatAm being what LatAm is.
Double Cialis served, the end.