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Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) was one of South America's greatest generals and one of the most powerful people in world political history. In Spanish, Simón Bolívar is often called El Libertador, which means "The Liberator." Spanish is the principal language in at least 22 countries. This nickname is a very good one because his planning and military actions helped to gain independence from Spain for six countries: Bolivia (1809), Colombia (1819), Ecuador (1820), Panama (1821), Peru (1821), and his native country of Venezuela (1811). In fact, Bolivia is named for Bolívar, making him one of the few people to have a country named for him. These six countries together are approximately the same size as modern Europe, so the independence of such a large area was an amazing military and political feat. Although Bolívar's name is not as well-known outside Latin America, people there remember him as perhaps the most important person in their history.