More On Simón Bolívar

Recently I've been doing a lot of research on Simón Bolívar, and I learned some really cool things about him. He was born in Venezuela in 1783, but he spent a lot of time in Spain and France, and also visited Mexico, Cuba, Rome, and Venice.

When in France in 1801, he admired Napoleon Bonaparte because he had risen to power on wits and bravery instead of how rich he was, or what family he was born into. He lost that admiration in 1804, though, when Napoleon proclaimed himself the emperor of France. I think it is interesting to think about the people and events that inspired Bolívar. He would have been inspired by the French Revolution, and probably even the American Revolution.