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Top 15 Facts about Simon Bolivar
Simon Bolivar is a Venezuelan military and political leader who is famous for founding the Republic of Bolivia and the Gran Colombia. Gran Colombia was compromised of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama and Peru.
He was known as the El Libertador meaning “The Liberator” in many Latin American countries.
El Libertador was born on 24th July in Caracas, Venezuela to a wealthy aristocratic family.
Simon bolivar biography kids
Unfortunately, Bolivar lost his parents at a very young age. In his adult life he was drawn to the independence movements taking place in South America after the death of his young wife. His dream was to free South America from the Spanish Empire and unite the territories of South America.
Here are 15 interesting facts about Simon Bolivar.
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His actual name is quite long.
Juan Vicente Bolivar &#; Wikipedia
He was the second son and fourth child of Don Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte and his wife Maria de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco, yes