Simon Bolivar's Motivation

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In order to understand his motivation, we have to go back, back to his childhood and early life. Born into a house in Caracas, Simon Bolivar had 3 siblings. They were as follows, Juan Vicente, Maria Antonia, and Juana. He could have had a fourth sibling, had she not died at birth. As an infant, he was primarily cared for by the family slave, Hipólita, who was like a mother to him, but a few years later he was given back to his parents. His time with them was happy, but they both died before he was old enough to really get to know them. His father died when he was 3, and his mother when he was 9, respectively. As a young man, he received private lessons from many famous professors, notably Don Simon Rodriguez, who became his friend and mentor.

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