Simón Bolivar

By: Bria MarsonekPeriod 5.

Birth-1783.Simón Bolívar was born on July 24th in Caracas,

Venezuela. His parents were Colonel Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte, and Concepción Palacios Blanco. Simón had two older sisters and one brother. There names are María Antonia, Juana and Juan Vincente. Simón had another sister named María del Carmen. who died at birth.

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Birth Pictures.

Plaza de Bolivar.

Birthplace of Simón Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela.

Monument of Simón Bolivar.

Family Tragedy-1786.Before Simón was three, his father passed away

in January of 1786. His mother followed six years later. Simón was reared by an uncle who exposed him to the enlightment, such as Voltaire and Rousseau. They were inspirations to the French Revolution.

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Family Tragedy Pictures.

Colonel Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte. This is Simón Bolivar’s father.

Juan Vincente. This is Simón Bolivar’s brother. Mar ía del Carmen.

Education-1796.Simon Rodriguez was Simón's tutor. He had to

flee the country when he was accused of conspiring to overthrow Spain's colonial rule. At 16,Bolivar was sent to Spain to complete his education and on the way, his ship stopped in Vera Cruz.

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Education Pictures.

Bolivar had a tutor that was accused of conspiring to overthrow colonel rule.

Marriage-1802.In Spain, Bolivar married María Teresa Rodríguez

del Toro y Alaysa. She is related to the family of the Marqués del Toro of Caracas, in 1802, but eight months after moving to Venezuela with her husband, succumbed to yellow fever.

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Marriage Pictures.

Bolivar married María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa. She suffered from yellow fever when she moved to Venezuela.

Traveling-1805 to 1807.Bolivar found himself with Rodriguez, and they both

traveled to Rome, where they again crossed the paths with Monte Sacro. Monte Sacro is a place associated in Roman history with freedom from oppression. He fell to his knees and, grabbing his teachers hand, he vowed to free his country. He returned from Paris, and sailed to America stopping often along the east coast before arriving home in 1807.

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Traveling Photos

Bolivar and his wife traveled to Rome, and crossed the paths with Monte Sacro.

Bolivar returned from Paris stopping in America and along the East Coast.

Meeting in Caracas-1811.A nation’s congress met in Caracas. Although

Bolivar is not a delegate, he still gave his first public speech to a group saying, "Let us lay the cornerstone of American Freedom without fear. To hesitate is to perish. " the first republic was declared July 5. Venezuela became the first colony where in the Spanish empire attempted to break free. 

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Meeting in Caracas Pictures.

National Congress meets in Caracas to discuss American Freedom.

Bolivar Joins the Military-1810April 19th marks the date of the Declaration Of

Independence. The "Junta" formed on the same day. Once Bolivar completed his mission, he returned to London at the end of the same year. In Britain he was able to observe the practical functioning of institutions. Bolivar enters military service, and rising to the rank of colonel he takes a hand in the raid of Valencia in orders of Miranda.

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Bolivar Joins the Military PhotosApril 19th was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Bolivar joins the military under orders of Miranda.

Country named after Bolivar-1825On August 6, 1825, at the Congress of Upper

Peru, the Republic of Bolivia was created. Bolivar was one of the few men to have a country named after him! The constitution reflected the influence of the French and Scottish Enlightenment on Bolivar's political thought.

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Country named after Bolivar photo’s

Bolivar had a country named after him. This country is called the Republic of Bolivia.

French and Scottish Enlightenment was influenced by the Constitution.

Bolivar proclaimed himself dictator-1828On August 27, 1828, Bolivar proclaimed himself

dictator through the Organic Decree of Dictatorship. He said that this was a temporary measure, as means to reestablish this authority and save the republic. Although, this increased dissatisfaction and anger among his political opponents. There was an assassination attempt on September 25, 1828, but it failed, with the help of his lover, Manuela Saenz.

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Bolivar proclaimed himself dictator photos

Bolivar had an attempted assassination that failed.

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