1. Desire to create a union of states similar to that which created the United States of America
2. Joined the resistance movement.
3. A South American soldier
4. Bolivar traveled to caracas for a mission to fight for it's conrol in 1810.
5. Invaded Venezuela on May 14, 1813.
6. Bolívar was hailed as El Libertador (The Liberator)
7. In Venezuela Bolivar already made arrangements to bring Miranda who arrived in 1810. Miranda was appointed Lieutenant General by the Supreme Venezuelan Junta.
8. He took ideas from the French revolution.
9. 1811 independence of Caracas
10. Takes in February of 1813 Villa de Cúcuta and initiates in May the liberation of Venezuela.
11. On June 15 in the city of Trujillo, presents the Decree of War on Death
12. Margarita, and Venezuelan mainland. In those places he proclaims the emancipation of the slaves.
13. The city of Angostura (today city Bolívar), falls in the power of the patriots. There the government is organized with Bolívar as Supreme boss.
14. It crosses the Andes, defeats the realistic army of New Granada in the Pantano de Vargas and in Boyacá, and triumphantly enters the city of Bogotá in what is now Colombia.
15. Bolivar in April in Pichincha, wins the battle on May 24, giving Ecuador its final freedom.
16. A tremendous clash of cavalry gives Bolivar victory to the end of the War of Independence. Peru is free.
17. death on 17 December 1830, age of 47 in colombia
18. closest living relatives descend from his sisters and brother
19. had no children, possibly because of infertility
20. he married María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaiza.
21. He taught him how to swim, ride horses, about liberty, human rights, politics, history, and sociology.
22. Simón Rodríguez became Bolívar's teacher, friend and mentor.
23. After maria teresa´s death because a yellow fever, Bólivar returned to Europe and kept company with Napoleon.
24. moved to Spain in 1799 after the deaths of his parents.
25. prosperous family
26. Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios
