The son of a Venezuelan aristocrat of Spanish descent, Bolivar was born to wealth and position. His father died when the boy was three years old, and his mother died six years later, after which his uncle administered his inheritance and provided him with tutors. One of those tutors, Simon Rodriguez, was to have a deep and lasting effect on him. Rodriguez, a disciple of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, introduced Bolivar to the world of 18th-century liberal thought.

At the age of 16, Bolivar was sent to Europe to complete his education. For three years he lived in Spain, and in 1801 he married the daughter of a Spanish nobleman, wi

The son of a Venezuelan aristocrat of Spanish descent, Bolivar was born to wealth and position. His father died when the boy was three years old, and his mother died six years later, after which his uncle administered his inheritance and provided him with tutors. One of those tutors, Simon Rodriguez, was to have a deep and lasting effect on him. Rodriguez, a disciple of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, introduced Bolivar to the world of 18th-century liberal thought.

At the age of 16, Bolivar was sent to Europe to complete his education. For three years he lived in Spain, and in 1801 he married the daughter of a Spanish nobleman, wi

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