The original Letter of Jamaica has been discovered in Ecuador. It was written on September 6, 1815 by Simon Bolivar, who is known for liberating South America from Spanish colonial rule. The letter was archived in the Central Bank of Quito, and was discovered by historian Amilcar Varela in 1996 when he was investigating Bolivar's 1823 Battle of Ibarra. He told us his history. teleSUR