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Show Bolivar Well Earned Title of "Liberator" Simon Bolivar, who was born at Caracas, Venezuela, on July 24, 1773, has been called the "Liberator" In recognition rec-ognition of the heroic part be played as a valiant soldier and a wise states man, In gaining the Independence of Venexuela, New Granada and Bolivia. lie was a man of good birth and liberal lib-eral education.. During a visit to Europe Eu-rope he was seized with the passion for freedom and resolved to devote his life to the liberation of South America from the yoke of Spain. In 1819 he became the first President of the republic of Colombia, am) la 1824 was appointed dictator of the newly formed republic of North Peru, which waa afterward known as Bolivia, Bo-livia, after bis name. Unable to control con-trol the warring factions, and broken In health, be retired Into private life and was preparing to leave the country coun-try when he died of fever, at 8a n Pedro, near Santa Marts, on December 17, 18.10. |