Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas on July 24, 1783, to don Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte and doña Maria de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco. At the age of nine he lost both his parent, he then grew up with his uncle, don Carlos Palacios at the age of fifteen his uncle sent him to Spain to continue his education. When he visited Mexico on his way to Spain he saw how the people were being treated.
Simon Bolívar lost all of his respect for Napoleon who he had considered to be a good leader, after he saw how he betrayed the republican. It was in Italy that Bolívar made his famous vow on top of Mount Aventin of Rome to never rest until America was free. Bolivia is named after Simon Bolivar because on December 9, he destroyed all the remaining Spanish in the battle of Ayacucho, eliminating Spanish in South America.
Simon Bolivar fought for the independence of South America; he made sure that he followed his vow that he made on top of mount Aventin before he died. He won the independence of Venezuela on June 3, 1811. Simon Bolivar was inspired to fight for people freedom and his quest for revolution, after he saw what Napoleon did with his power that fired him up, when he returned home and saw the ways that the people was being treaded he decided to do some thing about it their fore causing all those revolution and battles.
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