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He is known colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America. Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas in the Captaincy General of Venezuela into a wealthy family of American-born Spaniards but lost both parents as a child. Bolívar was educated abroad and lived in Spain, as was common for men of upper-class families in his day.
Bolivar started acting on his own, leaving La Guaira on a Spanish ship. He briefly stayed in Curaçao before finally arriving in Cartagena. He accepted a commission in the army of the United Provinces of New Granada (Colombia), which later granted him permission to lead a force to free Venezuela, in what became known as the Admirable Campaign.
Equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar. The military and political career of Simón Bolívar (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830), which included both formal service in the armies of various revolutionary regimes and actions organized by himself or in collaboration with other exile patriot leaders during the years from 1811 to 1830, was an important element in the success of the independence ...
It is from this city that Bolívar issued his "Decree of War to the Death." In the Decree Bolivar announced that the patriot army will treat Spaniards and Criollos differently: "Spaniards and Canarians, you can expect death, even if uninvolved, if you do not actively work in favor of the independence of America. Americans, count on life, even ...
In the same way, the congress shall determine "the arms and flag of Colombia". The colors will be the Venezuelan ones, "being most known". On January 15, 1820, the congress "shall adjourn"; then new elections to the congress can take place. The congress shall be replaced by a six-member committee and a president.
In May 1819, Simon Bolivar and his Venezuelan army crossed the Cordillera Oriental during the rainy season, and took the Spanish by surprise when his emerged in Colombia from the mountains on 5 July. In a series of battles the Republican army cleared its way to Bogotá.
Ten of Obama's greatest accomplishments. When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, his campaign slogan was "Change we can believe in." He ran on the platform that called for the country to come ...
The Guayaquil conference (1822) between Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín, the greatest libertadores (liberators) of Spanish America.. Libertadores (Spanish pronunciation: [liβeɾtaˈðoɾes] ⓘ, "Liberators") were the principal leaders of the Spanish American wars of independence from Spain and of the movement in support of Brazilian independence from Portugal.