Simon​ ​Bolivar​ ​leads​ ​South Americans​ ​in​ ​modern​ ​day Venezuela,​ ​Colombia,​ ​Panama, Peru,​ ​Ecuador​ ​and​ ​Bolivia​ ​to Independence. (1 Jan 1819 Jahr – 1 Jan 1825 Jahr)

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Born​ ​to​ ​an​ ​aristocratic​ ​Spanish​ ​family​ ​in​ ​Venezuela,
Bolivar​ ​(nicknamed​ ​El​ ​Libertador)​ ​was​ ​sent​ ​to​ ​Europe
for​ ​his​ ​formal​ ​education.​ ​Steeped​ ​in​ ​the​ ​writings​ ​of
French​ ​and​ ​American​ ​thinkers,​ ​he​ ​took​ ​a​ ​trip​ ​to​ ​Rome
and​ ​vowed​ ​to​ ​free​ ​his​ ​country​ ​of​ ​Venezuela​ ​from​ ​the
Spanish.​ ​ ​From​ ​1811​ ​forward,​ ​he​ ​fought​ ​the​ ​Spanish
and​ ​won​ ​major​ ​victories​ ​in​ ​Colombia​ ​in​ ​1819,
Venezuela​ ​and​ ​Ecuador​ ​in​ ​1821​ ​and​ ​Peru​ ​(present​ ​day
Peru​ ​and​ ​Bolivia)​ ​in​ ​1824.

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