Simon Bolivar

By DrDimes

  • Date of Birth

    Simon Bolivar was born on July 24, 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela. He was born in into a wealthy family who got their money from their copper and gold mines in Venezuela.

  • Beginning of the French Revolutuion

    This is an important event in World History because it was one the first revolutions in the world. It was also a sign that the old style of government was no longer working.

  • Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror was significant to world history because it was a time when France resorted to killing lots of people who opposed their country.

  • John Adams becomes second of the United States

    This an important event in world history because he had a lot of historical events during his presidency. One of his most important events was the XYZ affair where there were French spies and they tried to bribe him.

  • Simon Bolivar moves to Spain

    Simon moved to Spain in 1799 after the death of his parents and continued his education.

  • Simon Bolivar gets married

    In 1802, Simon got married to Maria Theresa Rodriguez del Toro y Alaysa. She passed away just a year later in 1803 from yellow fever. Simon stayed in Europe after her death and explored the government and education.

  • Napoleon becomes Emperor of France

    Napoleon Bonaparte was given the crown of Emperor of France on December 2, 1804. This was significant because he was the first French emperor in over a thousand years.

  • Simon returns to Venezuela

    Simon returned to his native country of Venezuela in 1807 when Joseph Bonaparte was named King of Spain. Once he was there he joined resistance movement for independence from Spain.

  • Resistance Group gains independance

    This group gained their independence in 1810. During this time Sion traveled to Great Britain on mission to help get all South American countries free from Spain's power.

  • Simon Bolivar leads an invasion of Venezuela

    Simon Bolivar organized this invasion in order to get Venezuela back under their own control. This is when he was given the title of El Libertador by the people of South America. After this invasion, he assumed the role of political dictator of Venezuela.

  • Simon Bolivar writes the "Letter From Jamaica"

    While most people were completely for breaking away from Spain there will still some people who did not agree with their attempt at independence. This caused a terrible civil war to break out within the country and Simon was forced to flee to Jamaica. While he was there, he wrote a letter to the people of Venezuela explaining why they should become independent and what he thinks their government should look like.

  • The creation of Gran Columbia

    Simon Bolivar was named the president of this country and was disappointed by the constitution it had in place. He left Francisco de Paula Santander in charge while he continued helping other countries gain independence.

  • Simon Bolivar is named Dictator of Peru

    After a meeting between Simon and another man which many believe was about the military struggles of Peru, He was given the role of Dictator of Peru.

  • Declaration of Monroe Doctrine

    This document was important to world history because it changed the way that American and European countries would interact for the years to come. It stated that European countries could no longer colonize North and South America.

  • Date of Death

    Simon Bolivar died on December 17, 1830 in Santa Marta, Colombia. It is believed that he may have been killed by tuberculosis.

  • George Washington State of the Union Address

    This is important to world history because it was the first time the new nation had their president give a speech to the congress as to how the country is doing.