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Birth
Simon was born on July 24th 1783 in caracas, venezuela. He was born to a wealthy family where his father died when he was 3 and his mother died when he was 6 years old. Bolivia was not able to have children of his own due to having the measles and mumps at a young age. -
Freedom
1783 The teacher Simon Bolivar was influenced by was Don Simon Rodriguez who taught him the ideas of liberty, enlightenment, and freedom. He became interested in the vision of the American and French Revolutions. -
Marriage
In 1802 Simon Bolivar got married to Maria Rodriguez, however shortly after they both returned to vanzuela, She had died from yellow fever. He never remarried but had a close relationship with Manuela Saenz. -
Military
in 1813, he was given his first military Command in Tunja, Columbia. He began a successful military campaign trying to liberate venezuela from spanish forces and resorting the venezuelan republic. His first attempt did not work and he fled to Jamaica to avoid being killed. -
Master plan of attacking
1819 In Spring Bolivia conceived his master plan of attacking the viceroyalty of New Granada. His army consisted of 2,500 men. They marched in water for seven days and most of the royalist army surrendered to Bolivar. -
Bolivar's Success
In 1821~ From Bolivar’s success from the companions he became the president of Gran Colombia. Also, he liberated Peru from the Spanish and eventually beating the spanish. -
Congress of upper peru
In 1825~ The congress of Upper Peru was named the Republic of Bolivia after him. Simon Bolivar was a South American soldier who was instrumental in the continents revolutions against the Spanish empire. -
Beat the spanish
In 1816~ Bolivar along with help from other forces from Haiti was able to arrive in Venezuela. They began a long campaign to take back Venezuela from the Spanish. He was involved in many military battles and claimed several territories. -
Presidency
In 1830~ Bolivar resigned his presidency after turning down a offer to become permanent president. Bolivar was hoping for a greater union. -
Death
1830 - Simon Bolivar was bedridden and painfully died from tuberculosis at the age of 47 in Santa Marta. He is buried atDeath National Pantheon of Venezuela, Caracus, Venezuela.
