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title: "Simón Bolívar Leads Gran Colombia"
year: 1819
country: "Colombia"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1819/bolivar-gran-colombia"
slug: "bolivar-gran-colombia"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1819-01-01"
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# Simón Bolívar Leads Gran Colombia

> Bolívar's military and political triumph established Gran Colombia as the dominant post-colonial South American federation.

## Summary

Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco was a Venezuelan military officer and statesman who led what are currently the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador, "the Liberator," of America.

## Sources

- [Simón Bolívar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar) - Wikipedia

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