Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar was called "The Great Liberator" in South American countries. He was the man who led most South American countries to freedom from Spain. He was a man who studied the political ideas of France and the United States and believed that it was time for independence from the Spanish. Simon had an army of less than ten thousand, and with his military prowess, freed many South American counties and united them under his rule. Although he wasn't the greatest political leader, only establishing a short-term government, his military actions led the greatest revolution in South American history.