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Simon Bolivar. By Nik Prithviraj. Birth. His full name was Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte Blanco. Born July 24, 1783 in Caracas, New Granada ( is now Venezuela )
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Simon Bolivar By Nik Prithviraj
Birth • His full name was Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte Blanco. • Born July 24, 1783 in Caracas, New Granada ( is now Venezuela) • He had a rich family, who got their money from gold and copper mines that they owned in Caracas.
Statue of Simon Bolivar at Funchal, Madeira Simón Bolívar on a Venezuelan banknote Artist's Gate, Central Park
Early Years • He moved to Spain in 1799, after the deaths of his parents. • Married María Teresa in 1802, when he was nineteen. • When the couple returned to Venezuela to visit in 1803, María Teresa sickened and died of yellow fever.
María Teresa • Her full name was María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa death wedding
1810-1813 • As he returned to Venezuela, Bolivar joined a group of patriots that attempted to seize Caracas in 1810 and proclaimed independence from Spain. • He went to Great Britain in search of help, but could get only a promise of British neutrality. • When he returned to Venezuela, he took command of a patriot army and recaptured Caracas from the Spaniards.(1813)
March 1811 • A national congress met in Caracas. • Bolivar gave his first public speech to the group. • He said, "Let us lay the cornerstone of American freedom without fear. To hesitate is to perish.“ • The First Republic was declared July 5, Venezuela becoming the first colony anywhere in the Spanish empire to attempt to break free. • Bolivar had slaves, and he was the first to set them free. • He was later considered famous when talking about slavery across the Western Hemisphere.
Freemason • Was a freemason • In 1803 he was initiated into the Masonic Lodge Lautaro which operated in Cadiz, Spain. • In May 1806 he earned the rank of Master Mason(3rddegree) • It is a necessity for participation in most aspects of Masonry.
Nicknames • "The Liberator" • “The George Washington of South America”
Oil painting by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal Watercolor by Andrew Howat
President • became the first president of the original republic of Colombia • It is now Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. • Happened on December 17, 1819 .
1821-1825 • Bolivar crushed the Spanish army at Carabobo in Venezuela on June 24, 1821. • After a meeting in 1822 with another great liberator, Bolivar became dictator of Peru. • His army won a victory over the Spaniards at Auacucho in 1824. • Upper Peru became a separate state, named Bolivia in his honor in 1825. • The constitution that he created for Bolivia, was one of his most important political ideas.
Death • What: tuberculosis • Where: Santa Marta • When: December 17,1830
Tuberculosis • It is a disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. • The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but it can attack any part of the body, such as the kidney, spine, and brain. • If not treated properly, it can be fatal.
His Sword • Cuba's President Raul Castro was given a replica of Simon Bolivar's sword by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas. • On Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008.
Bibliography • http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/champions/simonbolivar.pdf • http://www.biography.com/articles/Simon-Bolivar-241196 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar • http://www.experienceproject.com/question-answer/How-Did-Simon-Bolivar-Gain-Independence-For-South-America/75044 • http://www.militaryheritage.com/bolivar.htm • http://venworld.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/venezuela-celebrates-simon-bolivar • http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/result.pl?theme=10015964 • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0dzDe7y1iL2Dp/610x.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.daylife.com/photo/0dzDe7y1iL2Dp&usg=__4ZBrG8ZIPmjJdwY_4BQbpFV2y54=&h=427&w=610&sz=51&hl=en&start=12&itbs=1&tbnid=yDi3muzAGgKIcM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=136&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dreplica%2Bof%2Bsimon%2BBolivar%25E2%2580%2599s%2Bsword%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1