Simon Bolivar
By: Frankie,
Kaitlyn,
Leigh,
Chelsee,
and Brooke
1883-1830
•He was born on July 24, 1783 in Caracas,
Venezuela.
•He was educated by tutors.
•One was Simon Rodriquez, whose ideas and
educational style heavily influenced him.
•His parents both died when he was young and
he inherited a small fortune.
•In later years, Bolivar used part of his
inherited mineral income to finance the South
American revolutionary wars
•In 1799, he went to Spain to complete his
education.
•As a young man, he traveled in Europe.
•At the age of 19, Simon married a women of
Spanish nobility named Maria Teresa.
•Less than a year after their marriage she was
diagnosed with yellow fever.
•After a brief trip to Venezuela, she died.
•He never remarried
•Was a Creole military officer
•His military success led to the creation of the
independent state of Fran Colombia.
•He is said to have been one of South America’s
greatest generals.
•Simon organized and led military forced to free
the northern portion of South America from
Spanish rule.
•His direct action resulted in independence for
Columbia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
•Bolivar united and motivated a small group of
followers to defeat the Spanish occupiers through
surprise attacks and wise decisions in the midst of
battle.
•Every city and town in Venezuela and
Columbia has a main square known as
Plaza Bolivar
•Bolivia is named after him
•He was the leader of several
independence movements throughout
South America, known as Bolivar’s War
•Together with Jose de San Martin,
Bolivar is regarded as one of the
liberators of Spanish South America
•He was not as successful in the role of government
leader as he was in the role of a general leading
revolutionaries
•Had a harsh, autocratic rule
•His army never numbered more than one thousand
•He is sometimes referred to as the George
Washington of South America
•He displayed considerable military skill
•He was fearful of anarchy
•Bolivar rejected all attempts to be crowned king
•Bolivar remained firmly committed to
the cause of independence and
republican government until his death.
•He resigned his presidency on April 27,
1830, intending to the country for exile
in France possibly.
•He has already sent crates containing
his belongings ahead of him to Europe.
•He died before setting sail after a
painful battle of tuberculosis on
December 17, 1830 in Santa Marta,
Colombia.
•His remains were moved to Caracas in
1842 where a monument was set up for
his burial.