1. Simón Bolívar The Father of Nations © 2011 Clairmont Press

2. Facts Click on the link to visit a website on Simón Bolívar:Click on the link to visit a website on Simón Bolívar:  Information from the Venezuelan Embassy Venezuelan EmbassyVenezuelan Embassy What: Latin American IndependenceWhat: Latin American Independence Who: Simón BolívarWho: Simón Bolívar Where: Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and BoliviaWhere: Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia How: Military conquest against Spanish ruleHow: Military conquest against Spanish rule Why: Spanish oppressionWhy: Spanish oppression Statue of Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela

3. Facts Simón Bolívar was a leader in the wars for independence in South America.Simón Bolívar was a leader in the wars for independence in South America. Simón Bolívar is considered “The Liberator” in South America.Simón Bolívar is considered “The Liberator” in South America. He is sometimes called the George Washington of South America.He is sometimes called the George Washington of South America. After defeating the Spanish he became dictator and tried to set up a single country called Gran Colombia.After defeating the Spanish he became dictator and tried to set up a single country called Gran Colombia. He was not able to hold the country together.He was not able to hold the country together. He died in 1830 from tuberculosis, a lung disease.He died in 1830 from tuberculosis, a lung disease.

4. QUOTE WHO WILL OPPOSE AN AMERICA UNITED IN HEART SUBJECT TO ONE LAW AND GUIDED BY THE TORCH OF LIBERTY SIMÓN BOLÍVAR JANUARY 18, 1822