GENERAL BOLIVAR.
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Simon Bolivar was born at Caracas, ip


The year 1887, of rich and most respect


able parentage. lie received the rudi.
ments OF his education in Spain, and finish
ed his studies in France. He is said to be
a man of extensive erudition, unusually V
torcible and eloquent in debate, but par
tlcularly distinguished for the beauty and
purity ofhis written style. His speeches
delivered in the Congress, and at the hcad
OF his troops, on various occasions. it is be-


lieved, would be equal, if not superior, to
any similar productions Of modern times


When his country determined to be free
he was among the first to unsheath In,
sword in her defence. He entered he,
army as colonel, but youthful as he was
he rapidly rose by the influence of his su
perior prowess and patriotism, to the re
sponsible and elevated station of com
mander in chief After the defeat of Nj
runda, by Monteverde in 1912, BOLIVIA
was sent with an army by the confeder;
tion of Grenada, and having achieved Sc,
eral splendid victories, emancipated II
whole Of his native province of Venezuel
The war continued with various succes
until March, 1917, when Bolivar again d


feAted the royalists with immense los