Simon Bolivar acomplished winning the independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela against the Spaniards.As a child his parents died.He entered Merida on May 23 and was proclaimed "Libertador".He was one of South America's greatest generals.He defeated the sapniard in Boyar in 1819 and the land of colombia was liberated.The reason he is such a big hero is because he liberated different lands.The country bolivia was named after Bolivar in 1825.He created a constitution for Bolivia