Thursday, October 22, 2009

Conquest and Independence

Simon Bolivar is best know for leading several reveloutions aganist the Spainards for the indepence of south america. He managed to free now modern day Colombia, Ecaudor, Panama and Venezula from spainard control. Simon got help from local patroits from Colombia and Jamacia who wanted freedom from Spain. He was fighting for the freedom of people from the Spainards who were controling them. Simon has a country named after him because of all he accomplish while he lived in South America. The country that is named after him is Bolivia. He was influnced on his conquest for indepence when he returned home after being away. Bolivar saw how his people were being treated and did not like how they were. Also he knew of people that wanted their indepence and were willing to fight along side of him to gain their indepence from Spain.

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