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Birth of The Liberator
Simón Bolívar, also as The Liberator. Was born on July 24, 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela. His father was Juan Vicente Bolívar, and his mother, María de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco. The Bolívar family came from a town called La Puebla de Bolívar in Vizcaya (Basque Country, Spain). Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule. -
Oath of Monte Sacro
The Oath of Monte Sacro is a promise announced by Simón Bolívar, whose objective was to emphasize his deep personal commitment to the independent Spanish-American cause that took place during his visit to the city of Rome, Italy. Witnessed by Simón Rodríguez, his teacher years ago in Caracas. Was 22 years old when he realized it. After the death of his wife, swore on August 15, 1805 on the hill of Monte Sacro, to consecrate his life to the liberation of the Latin American continent. -
Admirable Campaign
The Admirable Campaign was a military action framed within the War of Independence of Venezuela, initiated in Colombia, finalized on August 6, 1813 in Caracas. He succeeded in liberating western Venezuela from Spanish colonialism, which was then integrated of Merida, Barinas, Trujillo, and Caracas.
The Municipality of Caracas in response to his deed, on October 14, 1813, through Cristóbal Mendoza grants him the title of "Liberator" and appoints him "Captain General of the Armies of Venezuela". -
The Letter of Jamaica
After the loss of the Second Republic, Bolívar returns to New Granada to seek help from the authorities to launch a new fight against the Spanish army, but is denied due to the internal power struggles that affect the struggle for independence. This forces him to go to Jamaica. On September 6, 1815, Bolívar concluded the letter. It analyzes the efforts of the different patriot movements justifying the decision of the Spanish-American peoples to free themselves from the Spanish. -
The Speech of Angostura
The speech of Angostura was given by Simón Bolívar on February 15, 1819 in San Tomé de Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar), in the province of Guayana, with the reason of the installation of the second Constituent Congress of the Republic of Venezuela. Bolívar pointed out that the institutions that emerged in America as a result of the Independence process had to respond to the needs and possibilities of these societies without copying models of foreign lands. -
Battle of Boyacá: Independence of New Granada
The battle of Boyacá was the decisive battle that would ensure the success of the liberation of New Granada. It took place on August 7, 1819 in the vicinity of Tunja, Colombia. The battle was the culmination of the campaign initiated from Venezuela by Simón Bolívar to make the Viceroyalty of New Granada independent. The Battle of Boyacá is considered the beginning of the independence of the North of South America. New Granada acquired its definitive independence from the Spanish monarchy. -
Battle of Independence of Venezuela
The battle of Carabobo was the most important action for the independence of Venezuela, took place in Carabobo, Venezuela, on June 24, 1821, between the Venezuelan general Simón Bolívar, and the royalist army of Marshal Miguel de la Torre. The victory achieved by Bolívar was decisive for the liberation of Venezuelan territory. -
Battle of Independence of Peru
The battle of Junín was one of the last confrontations that maintained the realistic and independence armies in the process of the independence of Peru on August 6, 1824, in Junín, Peru. Simón Bolívar in June took his rebel forces south to face the Spaniards under Field Marshal José de Canterac. Its result was the victory of the independence armies. -
Last Proclamation of Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar, on his last proclamation, on December 10, 1830 in Santa Marta, Colombia, weak and conscious of his grave condition, exhibits his leadership qualities to give continuity to his most prized enterprise, the union of Gran Colombia. Humility, interest in a common good, detachment from material things, readiness for forgiveness and love for the country are values that demonstrate in this document their great capacity for leadership, even though they knew that their end was near. -
Death
The arrival of Simón Bolívar to Santa Marta was an unplanned deviation in his itinerary of trip in which he had to arrive at Cartagena de Indias, but by a worsening of his state of health, was forced to make a pause in Santa Marta so as not to worsen the delicate state of the Liberator. Surrounded by his entourage, and after a long but calm agony, General Simón Bolívar died on December 17, 1830. His remains are now in the Mausoleum of Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela.
