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Definition of Simon Bolivar
1. Noun. Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830).
Generic synonyms: Full General, General, National Leader, Solon, Statesman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Simon Bolivar
Literary usage of Simon Bolivar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1906)
"Pasadena, Cnl. GENERAL Simon Bolivar: THE LIBERATOR OF NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA.
... A more varied and tempestuous career than that of General Simon Bolivar ..."
2. Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske (1898)
"... chieftains and their families with much perfidy, llis severities were a
principal cause of the second insurrection, headed by Simon Bolivar (q. t1. ..."
3. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual by Josephus Nelson Larned, Augustus Hunt Shearer (1922)
"BUCKNER, Simon Bolivar (1823-1914), American soldier and politician. Served in
the Mexican War under General Scott; served conspicuously in the Civil War as ..."
4. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer by Simon Newcomb (1903)
"... my paternal ancestors none, so far as I 1 The actual sixth was my late excellent
and esteemed cousin, Judge Simon Bolivar Newcomb, of New Mexico. ..."
5. A Naturalist in the Guianas by Eugène André (1904)
"... la Vieja—Simon Bolivar and Los Castillos—San Felix—El Callao mine—The
Caroni—Ciudad-Bolivar. ..."
6. American Annual Register by Joseph Blunt (1832)
"At San Pedro near Santa Marta, in Colombia, aged 47, Simon Bolivar, late President
of that republic. On his return, he visited the United States, ..."