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Simon Bolivar Accomplishments Biography Facts Britannica Browse Search Quizzes Games On This Day Login Subscribe nbsp Now Entertainment Pop Culture Geography Travel Health Medicine Lifestyles Social Issues Literature Philosophy Religion Politics Law Government Science Sports Recreation Technology Visual Arts World History Biographies Week In Review Topic Summaries Infographics Demystified Lists WTFact Companions Image Galleries Spotlight Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia s archives Explains explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions in find what happened this week or any history Videos has all the to your burning shares some most bizarre facts we can Sim n Bol var Article Media Additional Info Contents Introduction amp Quick FactsEarly lifeIndependence movementLiberation New GranadaLiberation PeruBoliviaCivil war Home Leaders Presidents Heads States Venezuelan soldier statesman Print print Please select which sections you would like Table Of Cite Share social media Facebook Twitter URL https www britannica com biography Simon-Bolivar More Give Feedback External Websites Corrections Updates Omissions Let us know if have suggestions improve article requires login Type Select type Required Factual Correction Spelling Grammar Link Information Other Your Submit Thank for feedback Our editors will review ve submitted determine whether revise Join Britannica’s Publishing Partner Program our community experts gain global audience work Heritage – Internet Archive quot The Four Seasons Manuela Articles Encyclopedias elementary high school students Children’s Ages Student up WRITTEN BY Gerhard Straussmann Masur Professor Sweet Briar College Lynchburg Virginia Author others See Alternative Titles El Libertador Liberator byname Spanish born July Caracas Venezuela Granada now died December near Santa Marta Colombia who led revolutions against rule Viceroyalty He was president Gran dictator Peru Top QuestionsWho played central role South American independence movement served as country Bolivia is named him ColombiaRead more about short-lived Republic BoliviaLearn What early life on Neither aristocrat father nor his mother lived see th birthday instead raised by uncle administered inheritance provided with tutors One man Rodr guez introduced world liberal thought Under guidance read studied likes John Locke Thomas Hobbes Voltaire Jean-Jacques Rousseau It likely that lessons liberalism influenced later decision rebel Read below Early lifeLiberalismLearn philosophy its foremost philosophers did play Latin penned two political treatises Manifiesto de Cartagena Manifesto Carta Jamaica Letter encouraging people America colonial himself multiple expeditionary forces Spaniards between he successfully liberated three territories Panama Quito Ecuador With help Argentine revolutionary Jos San Mart freed become too Independence movementViceroyalty GranadaLearn constituted it nRead famed whom met secret discuss future Why called first Upon entering capital city August given nickname didn t last long ousted but adopted official title insisted there could be no higher As helped liberate four established one region formerly known Upper How die There controversy surrounding death According reports tuberculosis at age Some believe assassinated Hugo Ch vez then ordered exhumation body investigation cause results were inconclusive TuberculosisLearn disease believed killed son descent wealth position His when boy years old six after those deep lasting effect disciple th-century At sent Europe complete education For Spain married daughter nobleman returned young bride yellow fever less than year their marriage her tragic reason took career while still Napoleon I approaching pinnacle Paris under renewed friend tutor steeped writings European rationalist thinkers such Georges-Louis Leclerc count Buffon Jean le Rond d Alembert Claude-Adrien Helv tius well Montesquieu latter had deepest influence coloured German scientist Alexander von Humboldt just voyage through Hispanic told colonies ripe That idea root imagination trip Rome they stood heights Monte Sacro made vow Get exclusive access content First Edition subscription today other experience enriched intellect time watched extraordinary performance culminated coronation emperor French reaction wavered admiration accomplishments single revulsion betrayal ideals Revolution desire glory permanent traits character little doubt stimulated example nevertheless warning heeded days always liberator not exchange king way United visiting eastern cities launched return invasion unsettled authority also failed completely attempt support claimed right nominate own officials Following wished establish juntas name deposed Many settlers however saw events an opportunity sever ties participated various conspiratorial meetings April governor officially deprived powers expelled A junta over To obtain mission London where arrived assignment explain England plight colony recognition arms Although negotiations English sojourn respects fruitful gave study institutions Kingdom remained models wisdom stability important fostered revolution persuading exiled Francisco Miranda attempted single-handedly assume command viceroyalties Portuguese territoriesSpanish Western Hemisphere Encyclop dia Inc ferment March national congress draft constitution though delegate threw into debate aroused public speech declared lay cornerstone freedom without fear hesitate perish After deliberation assembly entered army republic whose commander chief placed charge Puerto Cabello port Caribbean Sea west vital short since meeting drifted apart dangerous youth misgivings aging general abilities Treasonable action officers opened fortress An armistice signed left entire mercy turned prevented escape spent rest dungeons Determined continue struggle obtained passport leave went published great statements manifiesto attributed fall lack strong government united effort destroy power Americas backing patriots force retake sweeping hard-fought campaign vanquished royalists pitched battles assumed dictatorship beginning majority hostile weary sacrifices imposed cruel civil broke resorted extreme measures shooting prisoners severity object once defeated converted llaneros cowboys Tom Boves undisciplined savagely effective cavalry unable repulse subjected Creole terrible atrocities capture principal ended second Narrowly escaping fate fled commissioned oust separatist faction Bogot succeeded doing so laid siege unite exile energies toward gaining Great Britain convince British stake wrote greatest document La carta outlined grandiose panorama Chile Argentina Mexico bonds been severed dismayed certain instances won upper hand love end free We are said proudly microcosm human race confined within oceans arts sciences society neither Indians Europeans yet part each proposed constitutional republics throughout former envisioned modeled hereditary house 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