Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas on July 24, 1783. He was a south america revolutionary, a millitary leader and a politician. His parents died when simon was just a child and he inherited all their fortune. Simon bolivar was liberated much of South America from Spanish rule in the 19th century and became one of Latin America's greatest heroes. And i think that he began to travel to Europe as a young man and he get married the daughter of a Caracas-born nobleman. And after they got married his wife died within a year. After his wife's died, Bolivar returned to Europe and vowed to free Venezuela. When simon bolivar returned to Venezuela he joined a group of patriots that seized Caracas in 1810 and they proclaimed Venezuela as an independent government. He then attempted to get the support of the United Kingdom but was only able to secure the neutrality between both countries. He then was able to take control of the patriot army. After taking control of the patriot army simon bolivar recaptured Caracas in 1813 from the Spaniards, making him the dictator of Venezuela.
After his conquest in Venezuela, simon bolivar marched south to Colombia. Then, he was able to liberate it from the Spaniards.
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