Simon Bolivar Simón BolÃvar Simón BolÃvar, El Libertador. Born July 24, 1783 Caracas, Venezuela Died December 17, 1830 Santa Marta, Colombia Simón José Antonio de la SantÃsima Trinidad BolÃvar y Palacios (July 24, 1783 - December 17, 1830) was a South American revolutionary leader. Credited with leading the fight for independence in what are now the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia, he is revered as a hero in these countries and throughout much of the rest of Latin America.
He was born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1802, he married MarÃa Teresa RodrÃguez del Toro y Alaysa who died of yellow fever one year later, and he never remarried.
Bolivar is known as "El Libertador", The Liberator.
