SIMON BOLIVAR

SIMON BOLIVAR

• Born in caracas, New Granada
• Born on july 24, 1783
• Died on december 17, 1830
• Part of a creole social class

COUNTRIES HE HELPED GAIN INDEPENDENCE

• Latin American Countries
• Mostly Venezuela
• Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

WHY DID VENEZUALA WANT INDEPENDENCE?

• Napolean invaded spain
• This left spanish territory unsettled
• Venezuela wanted thier land back

SIMONS BIGGEST CONTRIBUTIONS:

• fought spain for independence of Venezuela and many other countries
• Liberated 6 leaders from spanish rule
• joined and became a leader of the Patriotic Society of Caracas
• appointed head of a diplomatic mission to London.
• provided certain limited incentives to the Indians and black slaves

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