Conoce a Simón Bolívar / Get to Know Simón BolívarConoce a Simón Bolívar / Get to Know Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar is known as El Libertador because he freed an enormous territory—an area that today is shared by six South American countries—from the yoke of the Spanish Empire. Palomo Blanco, his horse, and Nevado, his dog, were his faithful companions throughout this difficult and heroic feat.