The populace, both Republican and Royalist, believed the natural disaster to be God’s retribution for Venezuela declaring independence. This was partly because of a massive earthquake that shook the country, specifically in Republic-controlled areas. Bolívar played a prominent role in the military at this time, but despite early Republican victories, the Royalists achieved victory. The declaration brought about a state of war between the Republicans and the Royalists in the new country. After extensive campaigning, the movement was successful, and Venezuela declared independence on July 5. In 1811, Simón Bolívar helped to create the Patriotic Society, an organization dedicated to gaining Venezuelan independence. Wars in Venezuela & New Granada Simón Bolívar on his horse, Palomo, which served with him in many of his battles, via .br However, this bid failed, and Britain could offer no concrete support, citing their Anglo-Spanish relations as being a more important matter. The junta acquired Simón Bolívar’s services as a diplomat, and Bolívar traveled to Britain to ask for British support in gaining Venezuelan independence. After much political maneuvering and the dissolution of several governments, Venezuela eventually came to be ruled by the Supreme Junta of Caracas, which rejected French rule as well as the Spanish regency (under the control of Napoleon’s brother, Joseph Bonaparte). In 1807, Napoleon invaded Spain, and Venezuela rejected French rule through the new Spanish government. He met with many like-minded people to discuss possible ways to gain independence from Spain, and it was through these relationships that Bolívar found himself to be far more radical than his peers. He spent six months in the United States before landing in Venezuela. Return to the Americas A stipple engraving of a young Simón Bolívar, via Encyclopaedia Britannica It wasn’t until May 1802 when they were finally able to get married. He also got engaged to María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alayza, but the two would have to wait several years as individual duties kept them from one another. During his time in Spain, he was banished from the imperial court for wearing diamonds without permission. He arrived in Spain and received a more thorough education. Simón Bolívar by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal, via Web Hispaniaīolívar enrolled in an honorary militia force, and left the Americas in 1799. In 1797, Rodríguez was linked to a pro-independence conspiracy and forced into exile.
Rodríguez became a mentor to the young boy, and was probably a catalyst for Bolívar’s political views. Simón was instead sent to live with Simón Rodríguez who ran the school where Bolívar was educated. He ran away from home to his sister and her husband, who took him in and tried in vain to have his new residency officially recognized. Simón Bolívar had a difficult upbringing, and was noted as being an unruly child. Custody of Simón was passed on to his uncle, Carlos, who Simón loathed, as he believed his uncle was only interested in the family inheritance. In 1792, his mother died of tuberculosis, and the following year, his grandfather died. Hipólita was the closest thing to a parent that Simón Bolívar had as a child. He was raised separately from his siblings, and as was custom a the time, was cared for by Hipólita, an African house slave. His father died when Simón was only two, and custody was passed on to his mother and her father. Early Life of Simón Bolívar The marriage of Simón Bolívar and María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alayza by Tito Salas, via Mediumīorn on Jin Caracas, the capital of the Captaincy General of Venezuela, Simón Bolívar was the youngest son of one of the wealthiest families in South America.
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