Simón Bolívar Coloring Page

Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to a wealthy family. He became a general and led armies across the Andes and through jungles to free regions that were ruled by Spain. Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia all won independence with his help.

The country of Bolivia is named after him. He dreamed of a united South America, but the new countries split apart, and he died in 1830 feeling that his plans hadn’t worked out. People call him El Libertador, “the Liberator.”