Simón Bolívar was from Venezuela.
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios ( [ siˈmon boˈliβar ] ; 24 July 1783 -- 17 December 1830 ) , known as El Libertador , was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela , Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Panama as sovereign states , independent of Spanish rule . Bolívar was born into a wealthy , aristocratic Creole family and , as was common for the heirs of upper class families in his day , was sent to be educated abroad at a young age , arriving in Spain when he was 16 and later moving to France .