Simon Bolivar

  • Simon Bolivar

    Simon Bolivar
    Simon Bolivar wasborn into a prosperous mining family
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    Simon Bolivar

    Simon bolivar was the liberator of South America
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    Simon bolivar
    Bolivar moved to spain after the death of his parents
  • Married

    Married
    Bolivar married María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa in 1802.
  • End of marrage

    in 1803 María Teresa sickened and died of yellow fever
  • Back to Venezuela

    Bolivar returned to Venezuela in 1807 and joined the resistence movement.
  • The Risistence Movement

    The resistance group based in Caracas gained independence in 1810 and Bolivar traveled to Britin on a diplomatic mission.
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    Bolivar returned to Venezuela and began a campaign to wrest control of that country from the Spanish
  • El Liberator

    Bolívar was hailed as El Libertador
  • Simon Bolivar

    Bolivar and his followers invaded Venezuela on May 14, 1813
  • Admirable Capaign

    May 14,1813 marked the beginning of his Admirable Campaign which resulted in the formation of the Venezuelan Second Republic later that year.