Simón Bolívar
Former President of Gran Colombia
Simon Bolivar was one of the most important leaders of Spanish America's successful struggle for independence from Spain. Google Books
Born: July 24, 1783, Caracas, Venezuela
Died: December 17, 1830 (age 47 years), Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino, Santa Marta, Colombia
Spouse: María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa (m. 1802–1803)
Previous offices: President of Peru (1826–1827), Dictator of Peru (1824–1826), Supreme Chief of the Free Province of Guayaquil (1822–1822), and more
Nationality: Bolivian, Colombian, Mexican, and more
Presidential terms: February 17, 1819 – December 17, 1819, December 17, 1819 – May 4, 1830, July 11, 1822 – July 31, 1822, and more
Siblings: María Antonia Bolívar, Juan Vicente Bolívar Palacios, María del Carmen Bolívar, and more
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