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Bookmark or Share- Simón Bolívar - WikipediaSimón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco [c] (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire.
- Simon Bolivar | Accomplishments, Death, Route, Revolution, Biography ...Simón Bolívar first liberated Venezuela in 1813. Upon entering the capital city of Venezuela on August 6, 1813, Bolívar was given the nickname “El Libertador” (“The Liberator”). Venezuelan independence didn’t last long (Bolívar was ousted in 1814), but Bolívar’s nickname did.
- Simón Bolivar - Accomplishments, Facts & Death - BiographyBolívar was hailed as El Libertador (The Liberator), though civil war soon erupted in the republic, forcing him to flee to Jamaica and seek foreign aid. There he wrote his famous "Letter From...
- Venezuela and El Libertador | Modern Latin America - Brown UniversityIn December 1816 he returned to South America for the last time, and for nearly a decade Bolívar and his allies fought Spanish royalists, eventually driving them from the continent altogether. His leadership in the revolution earned him the nickname El Libertador, The Liberator.
- Simon Bolivar Biography | Biography OnlineSimon Bolivar (1783–1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who was instrumental in helping Latin American countries achieve independence from the Spanish Empire. During his lifetime, Bolivar became known as ‘El Libertador’ through helping countries such as Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia all achieve independence.
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