HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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conqueror of Pre-Columbian Empires
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leaders in the struggle for independence
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active in converting Native Americans to Christianity
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influential Enlightenment thinkers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jose de San Martin helped win independence for Argentina in 1816 and Chile in 1818. Bolivar led their combined armies to a great victory in 1824 that gave independence to all the former Spanish colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both Bolívar and Overture fought for liberty, the right to property, and freedom of the people of their countries. At the same time, they had different views regarding people of color and slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -SIMON BOLIVAR IS BEST KNOWN AS THE LIBERATOR OF MOST OF SPANISH SOUTH AMERICA. HE WAS ALSO A REVOLUTION-ARY THINKER WHO TRIED TO ADAPT DEMOCRATIC IDEAS AND SOCIAL REFORMS TO NATIONS HE LIBERATED. SIMON BOLIVAR (1783–1830) led the successful effort to make South America independent from Spain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Who was Simón Bolívar? Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan soldier and statesman who played a central role in the South American independence movement. Bolívar served as president of Gran Colombia (1819–30) and as dictator of Peru (1823–26). The country of Bolivia is named for him.