Simon Bolivar

By rgutshall24@bigspringsd.org

  • Birth

    Birth
    Simon Bolivar was born on July 24, 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela. Bolívar was born into a prosperous family who took their money from rich gold and copper mines they owned in Venezuela. Young Bolívar moved to Spain in 1799 after the deaths of his parents. In Spain, he continued his education.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    While in Madrid during 1802 and after a two-year courtship, he married María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaiza, who was to be his only wife. Eight months after returning to Venezuela with him, she died from yellow fever on 22 January 1803. Bolívar was so devastated by this loss that his relatives feared for his life. He swore never to marry again, a promise he kept.

  • María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaiza

    María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaiza
    Eight months after returning to Venezuela with simon, she died from yellow fever on 22 January 1803. yellow fever is a tropical viral disease affecting the liver and kidneys, causing fever and jaundice and often fatal. It is transmitted by mosquitoes.

  • refuge in Haiti's southern territories

    refuge in Haiti's southern territories
    December 1815 Simon Bolivar took refuge in Haiti's southern territories. He received a hero's welcome by General Marion, the military commander of the South.

  • Battle of Boyaca

    Battle of Boyaca
    In 7 August 1819 Battle of Boyaca, when Simon Bolivar defeats Spanish in New Granada now Colombia, liberating the territory.Battle of Boyacá, (Aug. 7, 1819), in the wars for Latin American independence, encounter near Bogotáthat resulted in a victory by South American insurgents over Spanish forces. It freed New Granada (Colombia) from Spanish control.

  • Returned to Angostura

    Returned to Angostura
    In 17 December 1819 Simon Bolivar returned to Angostura and became the first president of the original republic of Colombia now Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.

  • The Battle of Carabobo

    The Battle of Carabobo
    In 24 June 1821 The Battle of Carabobo, 24 June 1821, was fought between independence fighters, led by Venezuelan General Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces, led by Spanish Field Marshal Miguel de la Torre.

  • revolutionary forces of Peru

    revolutionary forces of Peru
    Simon Bolivar led the revolutionary forces of Peru in their fight for independence and won a victory over the Spaniards at Ayacucho.The Peruvian congress named him dictator of Peru on 10 February 1824, which allowed Bolívar to reorganize completely the political and military administration.

  • the new state

    the new state
    In 1825 Through a decree it was determined that the new state in Upper Peru would carry the name of República Bolívar, in honor of the liberator, who was designated as "Father of the Republic and Supreme Chief of State". Bolívar thanked them for these honors, but declined the presidency of the Republic, a duty he gave instead to the victor of Ayacucho, Grand Marshal Sucre, who would later be sworn in the same day as the first President of Bolivia.

  • Death

    Death
    On December 17, 1830 in Santa Marta, Colombia, Simon died because of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules tubercles in the tissues, especially the lungs.