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Birth
Simon Jose Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolivar was born on the 24th of July in Caracas, Venezuela. His parents died when he was a child and he inherited a fortune. -
Marriage
He married María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa but she died the next year due to yellow fever. -
Independance
He returned to Venezuela, he joined the group of patriots that seized Caracas and proclaimed independence from Spain.
- He fought under Francisco de Miranda in unsuccessful revolt in Venezuela.