Simon Bolivar: symbol of South American independence

Simon Bolivar was the general who achieved independence for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. He also created La Gran Colombia, a state that included the territories of the current republics of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, and Guyana Esequiba.

One of the most important milestones in Bolivar's life is the Letter of Jamaica. With this public letter, Bolívar intended to obtain Great Britain's and the rest of the European power's support for the American independence cause.

Bolivar's final battles were:

• The battle of Boyacá, which is nothing more than the surrender of the royalists after the defeat in the Vargas Swamp
• The Battle of Carabobo that, together with the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, liberated Venezuela
• His last battle was with Sucre. They defeated the Spanish army in the Battle of Junín in Peru, thus liberating northern South America.