He even was at Napoleon‘s coronation as emperor in Notre Dame in 1804, event that might inspired in him the vision of becoming a leader, a dictator or president back home. He went back to Europe where he continued studying and being exposed to the ideas of the Enlightenment. He then swears never to be married again. Photo: The newlyweds return to Venezuela, but sadly, María Teresa died in 1803 presumably from malaria. Simon Bolivar marries Maria Teresa del Toro. He earned his famous nickname The Liberator because he led the military campaigns that freed several Latin American countries from the Spanish Empire during the 19th century, though “ El Libertador” was a formal title given to him in Mérida, Venezuela. Simón Bolívar (pronounced SEE-mohn boh-LEE-vahr) was a military and political leader, born in Venezuela at the end of the 18th century. Perhaps knowing a bit about Simon Bolivar The Liberator will help us understand who is this guy that is so famous there are statues of him in Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco, Ottawa, Berlin, London, Cairo, Tehran (to name a few) and in almost every city in Latin America. I find that fact surprising and intriguing. I don’t know if that’s true, but there are certainly statues of the Latin America liberator in places that have nothing to do with his story or achievements. I heard it said a couple of times before that Simon Bolivar (Simón Bolívar as it is written in Spanish) is the historical character with more statues in the world.
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