Simon Bolivar - The LiberatorSimon Bolivar was proclaimed "Liberator" by his own people and a world-famous figure in his time. His prophetic vision of hemispheric solidarity lives on today, and his political thought serves both dictators and democrats in contemporary Latin America. This article explores the impact of the days of colonialism and revolution, in which the treatment of Creoles was inferior to that of peninsulares (Spaniards born in Spain). And this was for a long time a source of frustration and resentment that contributed to the desire for independence from Spain. Furthermore, this article analyzes some facts of one of the greatest minds of the 18th century “Simon Bolivar”. There is abundant evidence that Bolivar long worked to create a system that preserved unity and stability through a powerful, centralized government while maintaining as much individual freedom as possible; but his efforts were exhausting and fruitless. However, even today (after 200 years) his contribution has been to promote the idea of ​​independence among Hispanic American leaders. Simon Jose Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Bolivar y Palacios (this was his real name) was born on 24 July 1783, the year in which the Northern colonies of England gained their independence. [1] His father had been an important figure and owner of twelve houses in Caracas, herds of cattle, indigo plantations, mines and sugar plantations that had been in the family for at least two centuries. He had organized a militia battalion in which his youngest son (Simon) would later serve, and had been Caracas' deputy in Madrid. Like many Creoles who visited Spain, he was disappointed by Spain's backwardness compared to other European nations. Venezuelan Creoles, like those of other S......middle of paper......otagonist of a strong centralized government and promoter of Spanish-American cooperation. His disillusionment with both political radicalism and democracy has been highlighted by many of his biographers. Recently, however, revisionist work (Salcedo-Bastardo, 1957) suggests that Bolivar was a liberal democrat and realist, as well as a far-sighted reformer who had sought social and economic reforms such as the abolition of slavery, administrative reorganization and (on unfounded evidence convincing) ) redistribution of land. [1] There is abundant evidence that Bolivar worked to create a system that preserved unity and stability through a powerful, centralized government while maintaining as much individual freedom as possible; but his efforts were exhausting and fruitless. However, his contribution was to promote the idea of ​​independence among Hispanic American leaders.