simon bolivar

Simon Bolivar was very educated when he was growing up his tutor Simon Rodriguez tought him all about the enlightment.By age nine both his parents died and left him with his uncle Don Carlos palacios. And when Simon turned fifteen his uncle sent him to spain to continue his education.He left for spain were he continued hiks education but did not go alone he was joined by his friend Esteban Escobar. He met with the viceroy of New Spain who was was alarmed with how Bolívar argued with confidence on behalf of Spanish American independence.Bolivar arived in madrid june of the same year and he stayed with his uncle.In spain Bolivar met Maria Teresa Rodríguez who he married in 1802 shortly after returning to venzeula Maria Teresa Rodríguez died of yellow fever.After losing his wife he vowed never to mary again and he never maried again.Bolivar returned to venezuala in 1807 and in 1808 Napolean made his brother king of spain .And the people of spain did not like this it started the Peninsular War. In Spain, regional juntas were formed to resist the new king.The american juntas fought against the spanish king.He helped venezueala win the war and because of him they won the war.

Simon Bolivar is famous because he helped venezuala win the war and he believed that wat napolean did was wrong and that he should heelp venezualahe was a great leader thats why i think he so famous