Simon Bolivar was born on July 24, 1783 to a wealthy family in Caracas, Venezuela. He was known best to stand up for the name given to him as "The Liberator". In the early nineteenth century he led a military with an army no bigger than ten thousand men to free the northern portion of South America from the Spanish. He helped liberate his people of Venezuela, and also other countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The country of Bolivia was named after him in 1825 because the people of Bolivia were grateful for his accomplishment and wanted to honor him as their liberator. Simon Bolivar was inspired by most of the Enlightenment thinkers such as Rousseau, John Locke, and Voltaire and also by Napoleon's great accomplishments. He then decided to take action because he believed his country was to be granted liberty, as was the United States and other countries, and decided to be the leader for all this. He traveled around the world to many other countries and gathered up many other people that helped him in his chase for freedom in South America. His reputation grew larger as the leader in the movement for independence which was another factor helping him to gather his armies and trusted leaders. He fought through many wars, with so little men as his army, he still managed to be victorious in most his battles. Simon Bolivar was a great man of honor with many successful accomplishments that are still in effect 'till this day. Thanks to him, South America has its independence and is a continent that should be known after it's main leader, after Simon Bolivar.
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