SImon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, was a famous hero for the South American countries. He rescued them from years of monarchy. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela on July 24, 1783. He was a very privileged child because of the fact that his parents were very wealthy. Although he lost parents when he was a teenager, his guardians made sure that he received great tutoring in Venezuela and schooling in Spain. By the age of 19 he was married. His wife died shortly after they married.

He left Venezuela and traveled to Europe. In Europe, he learned the enlightenment ways of Rousseau, Locke and Voltaire. The ways of monarchy from, Napoleon Bonaparte. He learned justice, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Coming home from Europe he passed through United States, their he learned that it was fine for the people to govern themselves without having to face monarchy. These were great influences of the revolution in Latin America and started the spark of freedom for South America...

Bolivar started by joining the revolution against Spain for Venezuela in 1810. In 1811, Venezuela had received its independence but Spain was not ready to lose a colony. They attacked once again and this time Venezuela was not awaiting it. Bolivar did not give up, he was determined to be the leader of the next civil rights movement. He tried more attacks against Spain but once again failed. He made friends with the people of Haiti who had just received their independence from France. He wouldn't give up like a true leader, but he still hadn't won any freedom.

Other nations of South America, were waiting for their turn against Spain seeing how Venezuela was working to get their freedom. In 1811, it was Colombia's turn. Bolivar had an army of less than twenty-five hundred men. He made his army suffer, going through different kinds of lands and finally fighting. On August 7, Bolivar had a surprise for the Spanish defenders. The definition of his nickname, the Liberator, proved everyone that day he truly was the liberator.

Ten-thousand Spanish troops had landed in Venezuela in 1815 once again for the revolution. Meanwhile, other Hispanic countries were getting their freedom from Spain as well. Mexico had receive its independence in 1813, Argentina in 1816, in 1821, Bolivia, Peru,Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras had also received their independence. As well Venezuela, the country that had been fighting for so long. Ecuador was freed in 1822 with long companion and friend Antonio Jose de Sucre. Sucre had also helped with the other nations. Finally, in 1823 Peru and Bolivia got its independence. Bolivia was named after Bolivar. It became separate from Peru in 1825, under the honor of Simon Bolivar. After fighting with only seven-thousand, Bolivar defeated ten-thousand Spanish troops.

Bolivar was a better revolutionist leader than political leader. The different provinces were able to split from their helpful leader, leaving Bolivar with only Colombia. However after the death of his long and old friend Sucre, Bolivar resigned. Seeing how he had no one else to trust.

Bolivar fought for years. He fought for the independence of those who deserved it and he made sure that they lost their mother country, Spain. We all end up growing up right? Well the South American countries were ready for to be on their own. They just needed a little push.