Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar was one of the greatest person who ever lived to help South America. He has had alot of victories over the spaniards to gain independence for Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. He was also called El Libeerator. As he grew up, He married a woman named Maria Teresa who then later died of yellow fever. He vowed to never marry again. Later on, he made a famous vow on top of Mount Aventin of Rome that he will not rest until his country and South America was free and in independence. He wanted to become a great liberator. In 1810, he made his first independence in Venezuela with a help of a man called Francisco de Miranda to revolt against the spanish. Boilvar and Francisco occupied Caracas

Bolivar had days when he was forced to retreat to some other countries because of the Spaniards and sometimes he occupied alot of countries like Grand Colombia, Ecuador, etc. During his journey, he has made alot of friends who he helped them get their independence. The last stronghold that Bolivar had to capture with his helper, sucre, was in Peru, as well as the new country of Bolivia. The people named a country at his name in South America because Bolivar had won all of the independence for all of the country's in South America, so they decided to add a new country at his name.

After taking down the Spaniards, bolivar was not successful at being a role of government. Later on Bloivar was going to great britain to be in exile but then he died during the a battle he encounter when he set sailed. Now today, he is still remembered for his bravery and for his achievment for what he did for South America.