Charles-Louis de Secondat commonly known as Baron de Montesquieu was born in France on 18 January 1689 into a wealthy family during the Enlightenment Age. At a young age, Montesquieu showed excellence. At only eleven he was accepted into Oratorian Collège de Juilly where he studied literature. After on he went on to take up law. Baron de Montesquieu devoted himself to Roman law, history, biology, geography, and physics. In 1721, Montesquieu became famous with his publication of Persian Letters which was about corruptions in religion and monarchies. But in 1748 Montesquieu wrote the book he is most known for, The Spirit of the Laws, which talked equality, freedom, and liberty. The constitution is based on his book and the rebellion in Latin America incoperated the same ideas that the book, The Spirit of Laws, stated.