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After his mom and dad died he moved to Spain in 1779. Once he moved to spain he finished he education. He met his wife there and they got married.
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Simon was born on July 24, 1783 in Caracas Venezuela. Simon’s full name is Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios. Simon was born into a very rich family. His parents took their money very seriously.
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Simons parents died when he was a child and when they died he got a lot of money from them. His mother is Maria de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco. His father was Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte. His brothers name is Juan Vicente Bolivar.
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Finally, Bolívar returned to Venezuela and began a campaign to wrest control of that country from the Spanish. He and his followers invaded Venezuela on May 14, 1813
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Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios was the leader of the military from 1813-1817.
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On February 1, 1819 Simon was elected president of Gran Colombia.
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Simon had a nickname that everyone called him his nickname is the Liberator. From when he became the president of Gran Colombia. He got his nickname in 1819.
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Simon died on December 17, 1830 in Santa Marta Colombia from an infection called Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is an infection bacterial disease that is in your lungs most of the time.
