Simon Bolivar, freedom fighter of Bolivia.

Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas on July 24^th of 1783, descendant of a family of Basque origin established in Venezuela since the end of the XVI century and which occupied a distinguished social and economic position in the province.

His parents were Colonel Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte, and Concepción Palacios Blanco. He had two older sisters and a brother: María Antonia, Juana and Juan Vicente. There was another girl, María del Carmen, who died at birth. Before he was three years old, Simón lost his father, who passed away in January of 1786.

The children’s education was supervised by his mother, a woman possessing a fine sensibility, but also capable of administering the family’s numerous properties. Aside from his paternal heritage, Simón was the owner of a rich “mayorazgo”, or inheritance, which was given to him in 1784 by his cousin Juan Felix Jerez y Ariteguieta, a priest.

Simón Bolívar was a South American soldier who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire. Born into a wealthy family in Venezuela, Bolivar was sent to Spain to complete his education, soon deciding to immerse himself in the political sphere in Europe. After France invaded Spain in 1808, he became involved in the resistance movement and, along with Jose de San Martin, played a key role in the Spanish American fight for independence. In 1825, the "Republic of Bolivia.