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Bolivar's Celebrated Decree
After the First republic fell, Bolivar wrote a new policy: “war to the death”. This was when he decided they could no longer fight a civilized war with the Spanish. In this decree, Bolivar figured out they can’t depend on Spaniards nor Canarians, they can only depend on themselves. This decree boosted their morale, and then they attacked Caracas, this was called as a “amazing battle”. After that, Spanish ran away from Caracas, and soon escaped to Cabello. As a result the Second Republic of Venez -
Spanish Invasion
Spain sent military forces across the Atlantic to Latin America. Bolivar turned to Haiti and obtained money and weapons to fight them. This was the beginning of three years of battles. He engaged the help of thousands of foreign officers and soldiers. He began a newspaper and established relations with other revolutionary groups. -
Taking Angostura
Bolivar returned to Venezuela to fight for independent. Starting in the west, Bolivar took control of the city of Angostura. He made this his headquarters and gathered supplies and soldiers here. This was very strategic because it allowed him to receive help from the sea and provided him with access to a river and plains. During his time here he gained the assistance and support of llaneros, indians and black slaves. The help from all these different people proved to be very important in battles -
Attack on the Viceroyalty of New Granada
Bolivar led 2,500 soldiers to an attack on New Granada. They had to cross deep rivers and climb the andes mountain range to reach the city of Bogotá. The Spanish did not think this approach would be possible, so Bolivar was able to take them by surprise. The battle of Boyaca ensued. -
Surrender of the Spaniards
Bolívar took the Spaniards by surprise in the Battle of Boyacá. Bolivar just had a small army because he started with 2,500 but many died on the journey through the Andes. However, he still managed to win the battle as the majority of the Spanish royalist army surrendered. -
The battle of Carabobo
The Battle of Carabobo was between Bolivar’s army and the Spanish. Bolivar was fighting to free Venezuela. Bolivar was victorious. Bolívar found it easy to defeat Spanish forces in Venezuela with his superior army and strategizing. This land also happened to be Bolívar’s Venezuelan homeland. -
Freeing Ecuador
Antonio José de Sucre, an officer of Bolivar, marched from the Pacific ocean to the interior of Ecuador. At Pichincha he won a victory that freed Ecuador from the Spanish. This made the capitol fall the very next day. It also caused Bolívar to join forces with Sucre soon after it happened. -
Battle at Junín
Spanish occupied the mountains in the east part of Lima, Peru. This put the Spanish at a big advantage, but Bolivar was able to gather troops, horses, mules and ammunition and ascended the mountains. Despite the odds, Bolivar easily won this battle. -
Battle of Ayacucho
Bolivar left after the first battle of Junín and put his officer, Antonio José de Sucre in command. The battle of Ayacucho was fought between Sucre’s troops and the Spanish. The Spanish Viceroy lost and surrendered with his entire army. -
The independence of Peru
After defeated the Spanish colonial army, Peru declared to be independent. For thanks, local people called Boliver as the “father of Peru”, they also made a statue for him. He stayed in Peru for few days, and did a lot work for local people.
