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History of Simon Bolivar - English
URL: http://www.bolivarmo.com/history.htm

Simon Bolivar was one of South America's greatest generals. His victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. He is called El Liberator (The Liberator) and the "George Washington of South America".

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A Brief History of Venezuela - English
URL: http://www.pcusa.org/wmd/ep/country/venhist.htm

After independence, Venezuela was briefly part of the nation of "Gran Colombia," which included present-day Colombia and Ecuador, but broke away in 1828. After that and for the next 130 years, Venezuela was ruled by a series of caudillos. Powerful warlords with private armies to back them, the caudillos put the government to work for them.

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Venezuela Geography and History - English
URL: http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/vengeog/

Geography, wildlife and History of Venezuela from Bonnie Hamre, your guide to South America.

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History of Venezuela - English
URL: http://motherearthtravel.com/venezuela/history.htm

Historically, Venezuela has been in many ways a leader among Latin American nations. The liberation of colonial South America from Spanish rule owed much to the vision of Venezuelans such as Francisco de Miranda and Simòn Bolívar Palacios.

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Venezuela - History & Culture - English
URL: http://www.geographia.com/venezuela/history.htm

Venezuela may have been a quiet outpost on the edge of the Spanish Empire, but it gave birth to the man who would one day turn that empire on its head: Simon Bolivar. With the help of British mercenaries, Bolivar and his followers campaigned against the Spanish tirelessly, marching across the Andes and liberating Colombia in 1819, Venezuela in 1821, and Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in 1825.

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History of Bolivar Peninsula and Life of Simon Bolivar - English
URL: http://www.crystalbeach.com/history.htm

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The Life of Simon Bolivar.

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Venezuela History - English
URL: http://caribbean-connection.com/venezuela/history.html

Venezuela is the most northerly South American nation with the Caribbean Sea directly to the north. Christopher Columbus encounterd Venezuela, the homeland of the Carib and Arawak Indians, on his third voyage to the New World in 1498. The area was named - Little Venice- by the European explorers in 1499 when they saw how the Indians built their villages on pilings over Lake Maracaibo.

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History of Venezuela - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/venezuela_history.html

The Venezuelans began to grow restive under colonial control toward the end of the 18th century. After several unsuccessful uprisings, the country achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of its most famous son, Simon Bolivar.

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History of Venezuela - First Part - English
URL: http://www.venezuelatuya.com/historia/eng.htm

The first Venezuelans are traced back to 6,000 to 13,000 BC. These originals settlers proceeded from three different directions, East (today Guyanas), South (today Brazil) and North (today Antillas).

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Venezuela History - English
URL: http://www.emulateme.com/history/venezhist.htm

Discovery and Conquest - The triumph of democracy.

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History of Venezuela - English
URL: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/42/index-c.html

Links to Venezuela recent general and political history.

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