Simon Bolivar and the Latin American Revoltions

Simon Bolivar accomplished alot in his time. Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia all won their independence from Spain with the help from Simon Bolivar. Bolivia was name after him. Simon Bolivar was the first president of Great Colombia, the 2nd and 3rd president of Venezuela. Also the 6th president of Peru. Upper Peru was named Bolivia in honor of Simon Bolivar and he wrote the constitution. Bolivar was influenced by the French Revolution because he saw how a group of people revolted against a king who had alot of power over them. He did the same thing with his small group of soldiers fighting for the rights of independence from Spain. Also Napoleon Bonaparte had placed his own brother Joseph Bonaparte as the king of Spain and as the ruler of all the South American colonies ruled by Spain. This angered many of the South Americans because they were being ruled by someone who isn't Spanish.