Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Ponte(-Andrade) (y) Palacios y Blanco [siˈmɔn boˈliβaɾ], known as "El Libertador" (July 24, 1783 in Caracas, New Granada, now Venezuela; December 17, 1830 in Santa Marta, Gran Colombia, now Colombia), was a South American independence fighter and dictator. He is a national hero of several South American and Caribbean countries. He led the wars of independence against Spanish colonial rule in Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador. He also played a decisive role in the independence movements in Peru and Bolivia, which is named after him.

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