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Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar. Madi Filoon. Key Life Events.

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Simon Bolivar

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  1. Simon Bolivar MadiFiloon

  2. Key Life Events • His full name is SimónBolívar and he was born July 24, 1783. He was born into a rich family where they found wealth in gold and copper mines in Venezula. Then moved to Spain in 1799 after the death of his parents. Where he met Maria Teresa Rodríguezand they soon wed. Then they both went back to Venezula for visit when she got yellow fever and soon passed after that.

  3. Leadership Traits • Incredibly rich before the War of Independence. • Did not get along with the other revolutionary generals. • Was a notorious womanizer. • Betrayed one Venezuela's greatest patriots. • Best friend became is biggest enemy. • Never got injured in battles or assassination attempts towards him. • Good tactician, always did the unexpected. • Lost battle but mostly won. • Had dictator tendencies. • Still is a big deal and no one can do better then his legacy.

  4. Cause and Effects of the Revolution/Independence Movement • The Spanish New World was forced to only being able to trade with Spain and their high rates. The New World finally started trading illegally with America and Russia causing Spain to loosen the reins but it was to late for them and they lost trade. Spanish New World Goods: • Coffee • Cacao • Textiles • Wine • Minerals

  5. Other Revolutions • The American Revolution was a good example for South America so that they could establish freedom and have their own fair democratic society. They wanted their own colonies. • But the Haitian Revolution scared the landowners of the Caribbean and Northern South America which didn’t help the situation with Spain, and feared they couldn’t be protected.

  6. Compare/Contrast to George Washington • Both men where a part of the Colonial Aristocracy. • Simon born into wealth, Washington married into wealth. • Simon was a better general winning a major war, George has never won a major war.

  7. Bibliography • http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/historyofvenezuela/tp/Ten-Facts-About-Simon-Bolivar.htm • http://www.biography.com/people/simon-bolivar-241196 • http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/19thcenturylatinamerica/a/09independencewhy.htm

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