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Bolívar and Mrs.

María de la
Concepción Palacios and Blanco,
who married in 1773; The
marriage had four more children,
three of whom were older than
Simon and a minor named María
Antonia, Juana Nepomucena,
Juan Vicente and María del
Carmen. Months before reaching
the age of 3, Simon loses his
father, who dies of tuberculosis in
January 1786. After this it was
Mrs. Concepcion who should be
the head of the family and protect
the interests and education of
their children, so that the
upbringing of the Simón boy was
in charge of Luisa de Mijares and
later to the black Hipólita. Years
later, due to the many
responsibilities, Simon's
mother also becomes ill with
tuberculosis, rapidly decaying and
dies on July 6, 1792, when Simon
was only 9 years old. The children
of the Bolívar-Palacios family
went to the custody of Don
Feliciano Palacios, his
grandfather. Don Feliciano
Palacios dies the following year
and Simón is in the custody of
Carlos Palacios, his uncle who
watches over him and his
brothers, however Simón and his
uncle did not get along and after
their escape from home, a hearing
that ruled in favor of Carlos
Palacios and other altercations the
young Simón was entrusted to
Simón Rodríguez. Simón
Rodríguez was the one in charge of
translating it to the philosophical
movement of that time. However,
due to the conditions in which
Simón Bolívar lived with maestro
Rodríguez and at least 20 other
people, he tries to escape a couple
of times but on orders from the
court Simón is returned to the
teacher's house. Later, Simón
Rodríguez resigns his position as
educator and decides to go to
Europe and the Royal Audience of
Caracas determined that Simón
was transferred to the Academy of
Mathematics, which was directed
by Father Andújar and that
worked at the house of his uncle
Carlos Palacios . In this academy
Simón was endowed with great
academic knowledge
complemented with lessons of
Cosmography and History taught
by the famous Andrés Bello until
entering the White Militia
Battalion of the Valleys of Aragua
on January 14, 1797. Outside
Venezuela, Bolívar He faces
various rivalries between the
leaders who tried to govern
Venezuela and decided to leave for
Colombia where his health
worsened significantly. Finally, on
December 17, 1830, Simón Bolívar
dies at the age of 47, exactly at one
and three minutes in the
afternoon in the city of Santa
Marta, Colombia. • One of the
most influential characters in
Latin America • Positions:
President of Gran Colombia,
Liberator of Bolivia, Dictator of
Peru, Dictator of Guayaquil,
President of Venezuela • Parents:
Juan Vicente Bolívar and María de
la Concepción Palacios y Blanco •
Spouse : María Teresa del Toro
Alayza (d. 1802–1803) • Couple:
Manuela Sáenz de Vergara • Name:
Simón José Antonio de la
Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Ponte
and Palacios Bla
Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas
(Venezuela) on July 24, 1783, in a
manor house located in the Plaza
San Jacinto of Caracas, within an
aristocratic family, his parents
were Juan Vicente nco • Height:
1.68 m
Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas
(Venezuela) on July 24, 1783, in a
manor house located in the Plaza
San Jacinto of Caracas, within an
aristocratic family, his parents
were Juan Vicente Bolívar and
Mrs. María de la Concepción
Palacios and Blanco, who married
in 1773; The marriage had four
more children, three of whom
were older than Simon and a
minor named María Antonia,
Juana Nepomucena, Juan Vicente
and María del Carmen. Months
before reaching the age of 3, Simon
loses his father, who dies of
tuberculosis in January 1786.
After this it was Mrs. Concepcion
who should be the head of the
family and protect the interests
and education of their children, so
that the upbringing of the Simón
boy was in charge of Luisa de
Mijares and later to the black
Hipólita. Years later, due to the
many responsibilities,
Simon's mother also becomes
ill with tuberculosis, rapidly
decaying and dies on July 6, 1792,
when Simon was only 9 years old.
The children of the Bolívar-
Palacios family went to the
custody of Don Feliciano Palacios,
his grandfather. Don Feliciano
Palacios dies the following year
and Simón is in the custody of
Carlos Palacios, his uncle who
watches over him and his
brothers, however Simón and his
uncle did not get along and after
their escape from home, a hearing
that ruled in favor of Carlos
Palacios and other altercations the
young Simón was entrusted to
Simón Rodríguez. Simón
Rodríguez was the one in charge of
translating it to the philosophical
movement of that time. However,
due to the conditions in which
Simón Bolívar lived with maestro
Rodríguez and at least 20 other
people, he tries to escape a couple
of times but on orders from the
court Simón is returned to the
teacher's house. Later, Simón
Rodríguez resigns his position as
educator and decides to go to
Europe and the Royal Audience of
Caracas determined that Simón
was transferred to the Academy of
Mathematics, which was directed
by Father Andújar and that
worked at the house of his uncle
Carlos Palacios . In this academy
Simón was endowed with great
academic knowledge
complemented with lessons of
Cosmography and History taught
by the famous Andrés Bello until
entering the White Militia
Battalion of the Valleys of Aragua
on January 14, 1797. Outside
Venezuela, Bolívar He faces
various rivalries between the
leaders who tried to govern
Venezuela and decided to leave for
Colombia where his health
worsened significantly. Finally, on
December 17, 1830, Simón Bolívar
dies at the age of 47, exactly at one
and three minutes in the
afternoon in the city of Santa
Marta, Colombia. • One of the
most influential characters in
Latin America • Positions:
President of Gran Colombia,
Liberator of Bolivia, Dictator of
Peru, Dictator of Guayaquil,
President of Venezuela • Parents:
Juan Vicente Bolívar and María de
la Concepción Palacios y Blanco •
Spouse : María Teresa del Toro
Alayza (d. 1802–1803) • Couple:
Manuela Sáenz de Vergara • Name:
Simón José Antonio de la
Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Ponte
and Palacios Blanco • Height: 1.68
m

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