At that time, a handful of families owned most of the land in Venezuela, and the Bolivar family was among the wealthiest in the colony. Notable Quote: "Fellow citizens! I blush to say this: Independence is the only benefit we have acquired, to the detriment of all the rest."īolivar was born in Caracas (present-day Venezuela) in 1783 to an extremely wealthy "creole" family (Latin Americans descended almost entirely from European Spaniards).
Spouse: María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaiza. His birthday is a public holiday in Venezuela and Bolivia. Awards and Honors: The nation of Bolivia is named for Bolivar, as are numerous cities, streets, and buildings. Education: Private tutoring the military academy of the Milicias de Aragua in Venezuela military academy in Madrid. Died: Decemin Santa Marta, Gran Colombia. Parents: María de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco, Colonel Don Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte The first of Bolvar's family to have emigrated to the Americas had been a similarly named minor Spanish governmental official named Simn de Bolvar who had been a notary in the Spanish region of Basque, and who had later arrived in Venezuela in the 1580s. Also Known As: Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, The Liberator. 
Known For: Liberating South America from Spanish rule during the Independence movement.
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