Thursday, October 22, 2009

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions


Simon bolivar was the one who went to London to seek help for a revolution from the Spanish. he went to the United states to study their government. After he came back from the United States he gather an army to start a revolution for Independence. he lost some battles against the Spanish but he eventually won and gain Independence for Venezuela in 1821. He also gained Independence for Colombia,Ecuador, Panama,Bolivia and Peru. Simon Bolivar was so famous and everyone in south America and the country of Bolivia was named after him.

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