Simon bolivars biography
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Simón Bolívar
Venezuelan statesman and military officer (–)
"Bolívar" redirects here. For other uses, see Bolívar (disambiguation) and Simón Bolívar (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bolívar and the second or maternal family name is Palacios.
Not to be confused with Simone de Beauvoir.
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco[c] (24&#;July &#;&#; 17&#;December ) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America.
Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas in the Captaincy General of Venezuela into a wealthy family of American-born Spaniards (criollo) but lost both parents as a child. Bolívar was educated abroad and lived in Spain, as was common for men of upper-class famili
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Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar ( - ) was a Venezuelanmilitary and political leader. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He liberated many colonies from the Spanish Empire in South America. Those colonies included Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. For a few years he was president of Gran Colombia, a country that no longer exists. The country Bolivia is named after Simón Bolívar. Independence of these South American countries inspired the independence of Central America and Mexico in
Early life
[change | change source]Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas into a very rich family that owned plantations, ranches, mines, and many slaves who they forced to work in their businesses.[1][2] His full name was Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte-Andrade y Blanco. He was sent to school in Spain like many children of rich families were at the time. While he was in Madrid, Bolívar married María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Ala
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Simón Bolívar
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Who Was Simón Bolívar?
Simón Bolívar was a South American soldier who was instrumental in the continent's revolutions against the Spanish empire. Born into wealth, Bolívar was sent to Spain for his education, soon deciding to immerse himself in the political sphere in Europe. After France invaded Spain in , he became involved in the resistance movement and played a key role in the Spanish American kamp for independence. In , the "Republic of Bolivia" was created in honor of the inspirational leader, hailed bygd many as El Libertador (The Liberator).
Early Life
Simón José Antonio de la Santísma Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios was born on July 24, in Caracas, New Granada (now Venezuela). Bolívar was born into a prosperous family who took their money from rich gold and copper mines they owned in Venezuela. ung Bolívar moved to Spain in after the deaths of his parents. In Spain, he continued his education, begun in Venezuela with tutors, and married Mar