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The republic expanded more and more, with battles in the area of Peru whereby further namely parts joined Gran Colombia and 1825 Alto Peru was renamed in Bolivia, presumably the Zenit Bolivars machinations. He then founded Gran Colombia, a republic composed with provinces of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador and immediately took the lead over this newly formed empire. In 1819 he came back with the conquest of Boyaca, whereby New Granada (today's Colombia) was also liberated from the Spaniards. Even a successful capture of Bogota was not denied to him, but he failed at Cartagena, after which he fled to Jamaica to gather his strength for the forthcoming. The first attempt at liberation failed enormously as he had to flee to Cartagena afterwards where he wrote his Manifesto of Cartagena, the beginning of his successful liberating activities.įrom Cartagena he planned and thus successfully led the invasion of Venezuela, which brought him the name of “El Libertador”. Inspired by Napoleon’s French revolution and driven by the liberal spirit of Rousseau he returned 1811 strengthened to Caracas with the aim of freeing Venezuela from the clutches of the Spanish conquerors including the formation of a Congress. Not a long time after the return to his homeland, where his then newly married wife died shortly after arrival, he went on a journey through Europe where he was on the verge of political maturation. The son of a wealthy, from Spain emigrated family saw the light of day in 1783 in Caracas, the capital of today's Venezuela.Įven when his parents died at his tender age of 9, he never had to live in poverty and enjoyed a high quality education, including a huge part of it in Spain, the first of his big journeys over the rough Atlantic Ocean.

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He harbored the dream of a united, liberal and free South America, but one step at a time.

He played a leading role in the history of independence for the countries of Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela, a fact that brought him the status of a hero. Señor Bolívar is considered as the most important freedom fighter against the Spanish colonial power of South America and a creator of significant intellectual property. But who is this person to whom so many symbols are dedicated to? It's a personality that has made a significant contribution to shaping this part of the world as it is today. A name that can often be found in the northern part of the South American continent and probably makes one or the other traveler wondering about it. A Simon Bolivar statue here, a place named after him there or even the land of Bolivia bears the last name of this legendary personality.