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Simon Bolivar
Simon Bolivar wasborn into a prosperous mining family -
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Simon Bolivar
Simon bolivar was the liberator of South America -
Simon bolivar
Bolivar moved to spain after the death of his parents -
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.