simon bolivar

     

This man born in 1783 is considered the national hero of 5 different countries

Trivia about simon bolivar

  • His 1830 last testament read, "I aspire to no other glory than the consolidation of Colombia"
  • In August 1825 Upper Peru changed its name to honor this man, the liberator of South America
  • After meeting this rival liberator in 1822, San Martin left South America
  • In the 1821 Battle of Carabobo, Spanish general Miguel de la Torre was no match for this South American
  • This South American liberator spent time as an exile in Haiti
  • Ecuador & Venezuela observe the birth of this "George Washington of South America" each July 24
  • In February 1825 this "liberator" was elected president of Peru
  • This liberator is often called the "George Washington of South America"
  • The largest state in Venezuela is named for this man, the country's liberator
  • His July 24 birthday is observed in the countries he helped to free, including Peru & Venezuela
  • Thea Musgrave's 1995 opera about this South American liberator premiered in Virginia, not Venezuela
  • In an 1815 letter:"The bonds that united us to Spain have been severed"
  • This general's birthday, July 24, is a national holiday in Ecuador & Venezuela
  • In 1828 Webster published his American dictionary & this man was president of Gran Colombia
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands on a streetcar.) October 9th Street is so named because Guayaquil won independence from Spain on October 9, 1820; it was soon annexed by this man
  • In July 1822 the city of Guayaquil was the site of an historic meeting between Jose de San Martin & this liberation leader
  • When he died in 1830, this South American liberator was disliked by many; he's seen in a different light today
  • In 1812 he penned the "Cartagena Manifesto"
  • In December 1812 this Venezuelan wrote the "Cartagena Manifesto", a famous essay on independence
  • This simple Simon is on the money in Colombia; the 1,000-peso note
  • Ecuador's & Venezuela's celebrations of this man's day July 24 are very liberating
  • Reportedly, every 25 years Venezuela's president opens this man's casket to confirm that his remains are still there
  • On July 24 several South American countries celebrate the 1783 birth of this man