The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
TODAY IN HISTORY
eirthdsy Of solivar, ,ae Lia.rator
MONDAY. JULY Is. 1910.

SirT1day of Solivdrs cfe LfSerarcr.
Today iz the birthday of sln1ou Boli-
referred u as the Li5@Fator. The place
was Caracas. TenezUela, and the year.
iIs@. Hiz parents were A noble and
wealthy family o! that South American
city. He received his preliminary edu-
cation e home studied LaT In Nzdr.t.
and then Travelled extensively Or me
continent. After marrying IL Europe ne
returned 70 his native country. II 1903
he visited the United States and became
an sUtdgslsatic sdnlr=r * republican Ia
sutUtGus and resolved 70 free Ms own
country from foreign despot!sra.
Upon 5oavar's return % Venezuela. he
associated himself with 2 ret II patriots
there. and after the lns4rrscfion 0t ca
rsces &p-U 70. 1910 Re Wsz cent "a
Isl cabinet. IN this he was U1slcce1sf-l-
HhtGrning home disappointed h con
tinueG HE Aght for the freedom of his
country. and when the Span!arGS finally
recovered possession. Re fed 20 Curacao.
re d!t not. however. remain long In
active. hEt ~ou the sy11pathy oi thz re-
raised a force az volunteers, defeated the
S1an!ar5s several times. his army IN
creasirg With each victory. and oa Al
gust 4. 1919. entered Caracas a. a con-
Bolivar was hailed a. the Uaera,or o,
Venezuela, and Uas made a5sDiGte de-
tathr n c!yi. and military afz.Ts. After
defeating the 5paE!arta ~ several en-
szzsrasnts. Re was himself beaten IN the
battles ot IA Fgerca and Graz4a Re
/ ted 70 Haiti where ne assembled the
l7sgFzs1i refugees convnked 4 cousreza
and Instituted 2 government. Re gained
/ power rapidly. and was Gntiri1g in his
energies for the next few years. and 81
i.zZ The republic Vas completely cIears
I BOLIVAR was summoned the same gear
I q help the PAr7-yians. and n February
/ !s2i. was named dictator gf that country.
\ The following year the Spaulards were
I = q
\ !rZ congress at Lima, formally re-
I signed tns dictatorship. The southern
/ part o! thz county Wss erected into
l separate state and named Bolivia ol
| which r. wss chosen PRESIDENT Tar Mge.
Ii ts-J EeueZEsiz separated ltseif frGr
1 The repEoiic ~ Colombia. 2ol.var's n.
a.tIooa .as loudly denounced, and. vir.
\ tHzlly forced % resign. r. retired tr
\ Cartszsua- Re died A. szr Pedro. De-
I c@r1o@r 10. 1890. having shortly before his
\ death written 2 farewell address 70 tEs
cetst his character from the azp@rsloni
| -Ezt rad been cast on lr. and colDizlrer
\ bitterly ot izzrs tltEdz.
! EoiVar.s remains we're removed =
/ Caracas n isi2 ard n 1888 the city O
| Lima erected ~ equestrian statue q
/ aim describing hiE1 IN the Inscription a
ne 'Ll5zrztor q the Peruvian nation
u was Bol!rar's hope and ambition Q
En.ts ne soEts American rsDg5l.cs lat
z strong confederation The Example Q
\ Napoleon I=c HIN into scts tao srb.trzr
and 2 policy t6D z1-ccrstlc % please II
/ lItepeucs1- temper of his con-p pzfriota
DURING the faction hsh-s that przvsl!e
II his lifetime he was 2 marx fc- vtrr.
. .sn- cailr1n.ss. but succeeding genera
ttors ot SoutH Americans have paid dG
1dEoT % his memory. E5is sacrifices an
sCffzTinzs. voluntarily undergone f0r n
2zNe ct The czGs@ II which fe Vzz e.
gagged. are sufficient % elsC-1vs ~
/ charges brought against him c< !znoal
ambition ard ezoc!su-