Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, commonly kent as Simón Bolívar (Template:IPA-es; Julie 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830), wis a Venezuelan military an politeecal leader. Together wi José de San Martín, he played a key role in Hispanic Americae's successful struggle for independence frae the Spainyie Empire.
Following the triumph over the Spainyie Monarchy, Bolívar participatit in the foondation o the first union o independent naitions in Latin Americae, which wis named Gran Colombie, an o which he wis president frae 1819 to 1830.
Simón Bolívar is regardit in Latin Americae as a hero, visionary, revolutionary, an liberator. During his short life, he led Bolivie, Colombie, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, an Venezuela tae independence, an helped lay the foondations for democratic ideology in muckle o Hispanic Americae. For this reason, in the Unitit States he is aften referred tae as the "George Washington o South Americae".
