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title: Simón Bolívar
author: National Portrait Gallery
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20072/simon-bolivar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 2025-02-28
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# Simón Bolívar
_Authored by National Portrait Gallery_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20072.jpg)
## Image Caption
Simón Bolívar (1793-1830), Venezuelan military officer and statesman, mezzotint portrait by Charles Turner, 1827.
Known as "The Liberator", Bolívar led several countries in South America to independence from the Spanish [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) in the 19th century.
National Portrait Gallery, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Gallery, N. P. (2025, February 28). Simón Bolívar. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Gallery, National Portrait. "Simón Bolívar." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 28, 2025. .
### MLA
Gallery, National Portrait. "Simón Bolívar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Feb 2025, .
## License & Copyright
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