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Simón Bolívar, 1783-1830

Simón Bolívar A man named Simon Bolivar
Photos of paintings, like this one, plus a romanticized biography, translated into English.

Simón Bolívar
Pages devoted to the Liberator, his letter from Jamaica, the last proclamation, his last will and testament, his legacy, and his colleague, General Antonio José de Sucre.

Biblioteca Virtual de Simón Bolívar
Definitive pages devoted to preserving the vision of Simon Bolivar includes his biography, his writings, documents, works about him, plus an analysis of the republican ideology called the Bolivarian Republic.

Simón Bolívar, El Libertador
This hero of the Latin American wars of independence died discouraged that his efforts were in vain. Revered today as South America's great liberator, his political principles are the basis for the Bolivarian Movement and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Simón Bolívar, 1783-1830
Resources for the Study of the Liberator of South America for students, with good background information.

Simon Bolivar and the Liberation of South America
This issue of the Orange Blossom Special deals with the great struggle to independence throughout the continent from the early days of the conquest and through the slave revolts up to the superhuman efforts of the Liberators, especially Miranda, Bolivar and San Martěn, and an appraisal of the quality and enduring value of these remarkable achievements is divided into three essays.

Simón Bolívar
Information about the Liberator and Father of many Latin American countries from Hispanos Famosos.

The Life of Simón Bolívar
Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, organized and led military forces, never numbering more than then thousand, to free the northern portion of South America from Spanish rule in the early nineteenth century.

Images of Simón Bolívar
Stamps, paintings and other images portraying El Libertador.

Simón Bolívar
Photo and information about the tall ship named for El Liberator, and said to embody the spirit of her namesake.

The Life of Simón Bolívar
Excerpt from Bolivar! by A. Pat Daniels, with a brief bio, to commemorate naming a town after him.


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