BOLIVAR, Mo. — A man from Springfield died in a wreck three miles west of Bolivar on Friday afternoon, Aug. 22. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report, the wreck occurred at ...
Simon Bolivar, Venezuelan soldier and statesman who led revolutions against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, and Venezuela). He was president of Gran Colombia (1819–30) and dictator of Peru (1823–26). He is widely regarded as Latin America’s greatest genius.
Simon Bolivar at the Battle of Junin. A Venezuelan military and political leader, Bolivar played a key role in the Latin American wars of independence against Spanish rule, liberating six countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Panama, and earning the nickname “El Libertador.” (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Bolívar led a series of revolutionary wars that freed ...
Simon Bolivar’s Background Simón José Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Bolívar was born on in Caracas, Venezuela. His wealthy parents, don Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte and doña Maria de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco, died while he was still a boy. His father when Simón was two, and his mother when he was nine. Simón inherited a fortune and was left in the care of his ...
Bolivar is known as "El Libertador," The Liberator. The Spanish crown had ruled its American colonies through vice regencies, with the former Aztec Empire, the former Incan Empire, and Buenos Aires being the three largest. One-fifth of all of the gold, precious stones and other wealth extracted from the Americas were the property of the King. The viceroys, who represented the King and were ...