Fun Facts About Simón Bolívar
- Simón Bolívar survived an 1828 assassination attempt because his lover Manuela Sáenz bought him time to escape. He spent the night hiding under a bridge.[1]
- On the Mons Sacer in Rome in 1805, the young Bolívar swore to end Spanish rule in the Americas.[1]
- In 1807 Bolívar toured the United States, visiting Charleston, Washington, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.[1]
- In Jamaica in 1815 Bolívar escaped assassination when his manservant mistakenly killed his paymaster as part of a Spanish plot.[1]
- Haiti's president Alexandre Pétion gave Bolívar money and military supplies after Bolívar pledged to free every slave in the areas he occupied.[1]
- In 2010 a commission set up by Hugo Chávez exhumed Bolívar's remains to investigate Chávez's claim that he had been poisoned. The results were inconclusive.[1]
- Simón Bolívar was alive at the same time as Adam Smith — their lives overlapped for 7 years (1783–1790).[1][2][3][4]
- Simón Bolívar shares a birthday with Alexandre Dumas: both were born on July 24.[1][2][5][6]
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, or the Liberator of America.[1]
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Questions About Simón Bolívar
When was Simón Bolívar born?
Simón Bolívar was born on July 24, 1783, and died on December 17, 1830.
How old was Simón Bolívar at death?
Simón Bolívar was born on July 24, 1783, and died on December 17, 1830, at age 47.
What was Simón Bolívar known for?
Simón Bolívar was known for: Liberator of South America. 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, or the Liberator of America.
Who was alive at the same time as Simón Bolívar?
Simón Bolívar's closest contemporary was Hokusai. Their lives overlapped for 47 years.
Sources
- Simón Bolívar — Wikipedia. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Simón Bolívar (Q8605) — Wikidata
- Adam Smith — Wikipedia
- Adam Smith (Q9381) — Wikidata
- Alexandre Dumas — Wikipedia
- Alexandre Dumas (Q38337) — Wikidata
- Portrait: Simón Bolívar by Acevedo Bernal, 1922.jpg — Wikimedia Commons. Ricardo Acevedo Bernal, Public domain