Dream
What was Simon Bolivar's dream?
A united Latin America
For how many countries did Bolivar end Spanish rule?
6 countries
Why did Simon Bolivar choose to become a dictator of Gran Colombia?
To prevent its collapse
What ideas did Simon Bolivar's dream specifically criticize?
Ideas of democracy
What was Simon Bolivar's nickname?
El Libertador
Did Simon Bolivar fail or succeed in uniting Latin America
He failed
What specific people did Simon Bolivar want Latin America free of?
Spaniards
What did Bolivia use to be called before liberation from Spanish rule?
Upper Peru
Which two countries named their currency after Bolivar?
Venezuela and Bolivia
What did Bolivar believe was the only way to truly unify South America?
A single strong powerful leader / dictator
Winning the Battle of Boyaca helped liberate which country from Spanish rule?
Colombia
What was included in the Constitution for Bolivia in 1826?
Simon Bolivar would become president for life
Through his means of unifying South America, the Americas can truly be freed of what two things?
Racial segregation
Corrupt Hierarchies
What was the order of the countries freed/liberated from Spanish rule?
1) Venezuela / Colombia (Venezuela first if accounting for first declaration of independence from Spain)
2) Venezuela / Colombia
3) Panama
4) Ecuador
5) Peru
6) Bolivia
What decree issued stated that any Spanish person who didn't support Simon Bolivar's ideals would get executed?
Decree of War to the Death