Bolivar 2 Flashcards

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In 1813 Bolivar returned to Venezuela, backed by the military help of Nueva Granada.

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En 1813 Bolivar retornó a Venezuela, respaldado por la ayuda militar de Nueva Granada.

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Bolivar continued adding victories in all of Venezuela, New Granada and what today is Ecuador.

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Bolivar fue sumando victorias en todo Venezuela, Nueva Granada y lo que hoy es Ecuador.

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The greatest of all the victories happened in 1819, the the Battle of Boyacá.

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La más grande de todas las victorias llegó en 1819, en la Batalla de Boyacá.

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The Battle of Boyacá got the Spanish out of New Granada and marked the beginning of the end of the Spanish Empire in South America.

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La Batalla de Boyacá sacó a los españoles de Nueva Granada y marcó el principio del fin del Imperio Español en Sudamérica.

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Through the following years, the last Spanish forces in Venezuela and Ecuador were destroyed.

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A lo largo de los años siguientes, las últimas fuerzas españolas en Venezuela y Ecuador fueron derrotadas.

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The other great Liberator of America, José de San Martín, had liberated Argentina, Chile and the south of Perú.

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El otro gran Libertador de América, José de San Martín, había liberado Argentina, Chile y el sur del Perú.

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After meeting up with José de San Martín, Bolívar led his army to Perú and expelled from the continente the last remaining Spanish forces.

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Después de reunirse con José de San Martín, Bolívar condujo a su ejército a Perú y expulsó del continente a las fuerzas españolas restantes.

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In 1825 the people of High Peru created a nation to which they put the name of Bolivia, in honor of Bolivar.

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En 1825 el pueblo de Alto Perú creó una nación nueva a la que puso el nombre de Bolivia, en honor de Bolívar.

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Bolivar stuck to the principles of the enlightenment all his live and made every effort to establish a league of democratic governments in all of South America.

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Bolívar se apegó a los principios de la Ilustración toda su vida, y se esforzó para establecer una liga de gobiernos democráticos en toda Sudamérica.

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But regional disputes and political rivalries made pieces of the unity that bolivar worked so much to achieve.

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Pero las disputas regionales y las rivalidades políticas hicieron pedazos la unidad que Bolívar trabajó tanto par lograr.

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With time, this led to the dissolution of the Gran Colombia.

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Con el tiempo, esto condujo a la disolución de la Gran Colombia.

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With a broken heart, Bolivar renounced the presidency and in 1830 died of tuberculosis.

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Con el corazón roto, Bolívar renunció a la presidencia y en 1830 murió de tuberculosis.

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