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Simón Bolívar played a significant role in the South American independence movement in the early 19th century.
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A Venezuelan soldier and statesman, Bolívar led several campaigns against Spanish rule, ultimately contributing to the liberation of six countries and to him being honoured with the sobriquet ‘El Libertador’, or ‘The Liberator’.
As well as lending his name to the modern country of Bolivia, Bolívar simultaneously served as president of Peru and of Gran Colombia, the first union of independent nations in Latin America which included present-day Venezuela, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador.
Here are 10 facts about Simón Bolívar, an extraordinary figure revered as a hero of South American history.
José Gil de Castro, Simón Bolívar, ca.
1823
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1. Simón Bolívar came from one of the richest families in Venezuela
Bolívar was born into a wealthy family in Caracas, today the capital and largest city of Venezuela.
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