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Bolívar lived in the exile, first in [[Jamaica]] and later in [[Haiti]], between 1814 and 1816. In Haiti he gained provision of weapons given by the Haitian president Alexandre Petion. Later Bolívar returned to Venezuela and was recognized again as the main leader of the movement.
Bolívar lived in the exile, first in [[Jamaica]] and later in [[Haiti]], between 1814 and 1816. In Haiti he gained provision of weapons given by the Haitian president Alexandre Petion. Later Bolívar returned to Venezuela and was recognized again as the main leader of the movement.
[[Image:Bolivar.jpg|left]]
In 1919 Bolívar carried out an invasion to Colombia with the purpose of liberating that country of Spain and then to join the Colombian and Venezuelan forces to free Venezuela. He and his army moved across the Andean mountains, entered to Colombian and some days after defeated the Spaniards in the decisive battle of Boyacá on 7 August 1819.
In 1919 Bolívar carried out an invasion to Colombia with the purpose of liberating that country of Spain and then to join the Colombian and Venezuelan forces to free Venezuela. He and his army moved across the Andean mountains, entered to Colombian and some days after defeated the Spaniards in the decisive battle of Boyacá on 7 August 1819.
In 1842 his remains were sent back to Venezuela. Today Bolívar is buried in the “Panteón Nacional”, a monument of Caracas where the mortal remains of the most important Venezuelans are located.
In 1842 his remains were sent back to Venezuela. Today Bolívar is buried in the “Panteón Nacional”, a monument of Caracas where the mortal remains of the most important Venezuelans are located.
==Bolívar’s legacy==
==Bolívar’s legacy==
His most lasting legacy is the independence of the countries located in the northern part of South America. On the other hand his project of a Latin American integration and friendship failed due to internal dissensions. However that idea of integration is still preserved in the mind of many Latin Americans.
His most lasting legacy is the independence of the countries located in the northern part of South America. On the other hand his project of a Latin American integration and friendship failed due to internal dissensions. However that idea of integration is still preserved in the mind of many Latin Americans.