Simon Bolivar and the Latin Revolution

Simon Bolivar was born in July 24 17 in a Venezuela in a town called Caracas. He gained the Independence of gained independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.He was also known as the liberator and the "George Washington of South America".He became a patriot of his town to gain independence from Spain. After he took command of the patriot army of Caracas and captured again it in 1813 from Spain. Then Spain forced him to go back from Venezuela and sent Colombia who was in war with Spain at the time and Simon bolivar took command of their force and recaptured Bogota in 1814.

In 1816, Simon bolivar gathered a force from Haiti that landed in Venezuela. He then became a dictator in Angostura. Then after He defeated Spain in 1819, and liberated the territory of Colombia. Then he went back to Angostura and became Angostura first president of the original public of Colombia.Upper Peru became a separate state, and it was named Bolivia in his honor. He had killed alot of the Spanish army on 1821, he also then became dictator of Peru and that army had won over the Spaniards in 1824. Simon Bolivar was a man of many accomplishments and victories through his times.

In the end he liberated many countries of south America he was a victorious man during his time. He ended up dieing in December 17, 1830
Santa Marta, Colombia at the age of 47 in one of the bloodiest battles of the South America