Person

Simón Bolívar

1783–1830 · 19th century · Also known as the Liberator

Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan leader of the wars of independence against Spain, known as the Liberator. After the fall of the First and Second Venezuelan republics he regrouped in Jamaica and Haiti, where Alexandre Pétion supplied him in return for a promise to free slaves. His campaigns liberated Venezuela, New Granada, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. He was President of Gran Colombia from 1819 until shortly before his death in 1830.

Simón Bolívar
Image: Luis Enrique Toro Moreno (1897-1933) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Viceroyalty of PeruDeclineRepublic of Haiti (1806-1849)Military, Impact, SummaryGran ColombiaFoundation, SummaryRepublic of PeruFoundationRepublic of BoliviaFoundation, SummaryVenezuelaFoundation, SummaryRepublic of EcuadorFoundationKingdom of ArlesMilitary

Mentioned in 14 state histories

Viceroyalty of New GranadaCaptaincy General of VenezuelaRepublic of Haiti (1806-1849)Free and Independent State of CundinamarcaFirst Republic of VenezuelaUnited Provinces of New GranadaSecond Republic of VenezuelaThird Republic of VenezuelaGran ColombiaFree Province of GuayaquilRepublic of Spanish HaitiRepublic of Peruand 2 more

Great speeches

Bolívar at Angostura15 February 1819

See also

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Simón Bolívar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/simon-bolivar
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The Epoch Institute. “Simón Bolívar.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/simon-bolivar.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Simón Bolívar’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/simon-bolivar (Accessed: ).

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