Simon Bolivar

The Start of the War

Bolivar believed that the Spanish were fighting a undeclared war
of extermination, killing prisoners whose only crime was that they
fought for freedom.
He felt that what the Spanish were doing wasnt right and Bolivar
wanted to do something about it.
In his mind he thought the patriots, or natives, were at a
disadvantage the entire war, before and during.
When the First Republic fell to the Spanish, the natives came up
up with a new policy which was to fight until their death.

The start of a Revolution

Simon Bolivar was going to lead the Natives in a war that would
last for 15 years.
Bolivars most difficult objective was to be able to take back the
mainland of the country.
After two long years he was finally able to take it back.
He later went into a Guyana with a brand new strategy.
He wanted to fight the war on the edge of the Orinoco River.

Advantages of the river

The Orinoco River gave the Natives a few advantages.
It was a barrier against attacks
A place to grow crops and livestock

Strategies of Bolivar
He fought with two armies, the regular forces and the local guerillas.
Soldiers had to be politicians
Bolivar was an abolitionist
Or someone who is against slavery

Bolivar executed many people. One example is General Piar.

Why?
He encouraged anarchy
Encouraged Civil War
Tried to fight a race war

Ending the War

Simon Bolivar would go on to liberate six countries.

Venezuela
Bolivia
Panama
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru

Ending the War (Continued)

Today the local South Americans view Bolivar as a founding father
and basically is the equivalent of our George Washington.
After creating the constitution of his new countries, he named
Bolivia after himself.
As a leader he stood for equality, liberty, and to end racial
discrimination.

Works Cited
http://
www.historytoday.com/john-lynch/simon-bolivar-and-spanish-revol
utions