Simon Bolivar“Liberator of South America”
Creole elite wanted to rid South America of Spanish rule.
Bolivar led struggle for independence in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
Later led fight for independence for all South American countries.
Assisted and took control from San Martin and continued to liberate more South American countries.
By 1823, in central America, Bolivar influenced the liberation of El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.