# Canonical recap data for Simón Bolívar Leads Gran Colombia (1819)
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title: Simón Bolívar Leads Gran Colombia
subtitle: Bolívar's military and political triumph established Gran Colombia as the dominant post-colonial South American federation.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1819-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1819
decade: 1810
country:
name: Colombia
slug: colombia
summaryShort: 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 Liberat
summaryLong: 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.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Simón Bolívar"
importance: 80
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar"
  title: Simón Bolívar
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- election
metaDescription: 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 count
wikidataQid: Q8605
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-26
  label: Simón Bolívar
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar"
