| − | [[Image:Simon_Bolivar.gif|thumb|300px]] Simon Bolivar (or in full Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios de Salazar en los todos modos delinquencias) lived from July 24, 1783 to December 17, 1830. He was a South American soldier and statesman who led the revolutions against Spanish rule in the then Viceroyalty of New Granada which includes the territory of the modern states of [[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Panama]], and [[Bolivia]]. | + | [[Image:Simon_Bolivar.gif|thumb|300px]] Simon Bolivar (or in full Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios) lived from July 24, 1783 to December 17, 1830. He was a South American soldier and statesman who led the revolutions against Spanish rule in the then Viceroyalty of New Granada which includes the territory of the modern states of [[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Panama]], and [[Bolivia]]. |
| | Bolivar is still known today as The Liberator (El Libertador) and is a hero in much of [[South|South America]] and [[Central America]], he has also been refered to as the "[[George Washington]] of South America.". | | Bolivar is still known today as The Liberator (El Libertador) and is a hero in much of [[South|South America]] and [[Central America]], he has also been refered to as the "[[George Washington]] of South America.". |