1. Simon Bolivar El Libertador

2. Starter Besides being the first president of the United States, what is George Washington famous for?

3. Story Map Main Characters Setting Problem Events Leading to Resolution Resolution

4. Where we’ve been… 1 st The Inca conquer other native groups and become a great empire. 2 nd 1532 - Francisco Pizarro shows up, conquers the Inca and claims the area for Spain. 3 rd Once the area is part of the “New World”, colonists show up and Spain rules.

5. Enter – Simon Bolivar Born 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela to an aristocratic family Educated by private tutors until the age of 15 In 1799 he was sent to finish his education in Spain

6. The Napoleon Affect… While in Europe, Bolivar witnessed Napoleon’s rise to power Bolivar had no respect for Napoleon as a leader 1807 - Bolivar returned to Venezuela 1808 - Napoleon makes his brother King of Spain creating many revolts Caracas, Venezuela declares its independence from Spain and the Revolution begins

7. Revolution Try, try, try again Try #1 Bolivar fought under another commander in the first Venezuelan revolt against Spain The rebels were defeated and Bolivar had to flee the country Try #2 Bolivar returns to fight again He wins some, loses some and eventually has to flee the country again Try #3 With help from Haiti, Bolivar returns again Bolivar successfully fought to free South America from Spain

8. Finally… Simon Bolivar was named El Libertador (The Liberator) for his work in freeing South America from Spanish rule. Bolivia was named after him. His statue can be found in many town squares in South America.