Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar was a Spanish liberator that has liberated most of South America from the Spanish Empire. His influence that lead to the liberation of countries of South America came from countries like United Staes and Haiti which were already liberated from Europe. Everyone in South America knows how famous he was when it came for freedom in that continent. Bolivar's first accomplishment started in 1811 where he joined forces with Francisco De Miranda to take control of the capital of Venezuela Caracas from the Spanish. This has lead to the independence of Venezuela in 1819. Later on in 1815, Bolivar went on to fight for the independence of New Granada (Colombia) and achieved it with the help of English and Irish men by walking to the Andes Mountain, Surprise the Spanish and capture Bogotá (the capital of Colombia). These two liberated Countries became known at that time as the Republic of Colombia. Next in May 1822, Bolivar with the help of Gen. Antonio Jose De Sucre liberated Ecuador from the rulings of the Spanish and headed to Peru their next target. Successfully Bolivar and Sucre managed to liberate Peru and Bolivia (created from Peru's provinces) from the Spanish in 1825 and got rid of the Spanish Empire from South America. The country name Bolivia was a acknowledgment of Simon Bolivar for his hard strength and courage in liberating most of South America.