Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar was called "The Great Liberator" in South American countries. He was called that because he was the man who led most South American countries to freedom from Spain. He was a man who believed that it was time for independence from the Spanish. Simon Bolivar had an army of less than ten thousand, and with his military army,he freed many South American counties and united them under his rule. Although he wasn't the greatest political leader, because he established a short-term government, his military actions led the greatest revolution in South American history. As a result, a country was named after him because of his great actions as a liberator.