SIMON BOLIVAR

-1783: Born in Caracas, Venezuela (July 24).

- 1805: Swear on the Mount Sacro (Rome) to fight for the Independence of his country.
- 1819: Win the battle of Boyacá and becomes first president of the Great Colombia.
- 1822: It is interviewed in Guayaquil with Don Jose de San Martín.
- 1823, he arrived in Lima to fight for the Independence of Peru.
- 1824: Achieves the Independence of Peru with the victories of Junín and Ayacucho.
-1826 He remained in Lima until
- 1828: The Septembrina Conspiracy suffers in Bogotá and Manuelita Sáenz saves his
life.
- 1830: Dies in Santa Martha, Colombia (December 17).

1783        1805      1819       1822        1824       1828        1830

Simon Bolívar and Palacios was born in Caracas on July 24, 1783. His parents were the
hacienda Juan Vicente Bolivar and the lady Maria Concepción Palacios. He enjoyed a
privileged childhood, but when he was nine years old, he was an orphaned father and
mother, victims of tuberculosis. In his childhood he was a student of the illustrious Simón
Rodríguez and Andrés Bello. In 1799, he traveled to Spain to complete his education.
Soon after, he married Maria Teresa del Toro, who died on the honeymoon in Venezuela.
Then Simon Bolivar returned to Europe. In Austria he met Simon Rodriguez and together
they visited Rome. While at Monte Sacro (15-8-1805) he expressed his desire to fight for
the freedom of his country. Arriving in Venezuela he joined the patriot conspirators, who
in 1810 overthrew Captain General Vicente de Emparan. From then on he became
protagonist of the main events and battles for the Independence of New Granada, to
which he baptized like Republic of Great Colombia.
In 1823, he arrived in Lima to fight for the Independence of Peru. To the control of the
United Libertador Army, it obtained the brilliant victories of Junín and Ayacucho (1824).
He remained in Lima until 1826, organizing the Federation of the Andes, a project that
would unite Gran Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. Returning to Bogota he could not overcome
the nationalist plans of Caracas and Quito. Lima and La Paz were also revolted.
Disappointed, cornered by his enemies and sick with tuberculosis, Simon Bolivar
resigned in April 1830, and retired to Santa Marta. Here his pulmonary tuberculosis
worsened and he died on December 17, 1830.