----- Nội dung dịch tự động từ ảnh ----- Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar (1783–1830) was one of South America’s greatest heroes and a very powerful man. In Spanish, Simón Bolívar is often called El Libertador, which means "The Liberator." Spanish is the national language in at least 22 countries. This name is a very good one because he helped six countries become independent from Spain: Bolivia (1809), Colombia (1819), Ecuador (1820), Panama (1821), Peru (1821), and his home country of Venezuela (1811). In fact, Bolivia is named for Bolívar. Not many people have countries named after them. Because these six countries together are approximately the same size as modern Europe, their independence was an important event in history. Although Bolívar’s name is not as well-known outside Latin America, many people there believe that he is the most important person in their history.