... men and supplies, which eventually led to Bolivar having to flee to Jamaica. While in Haiti he quickly assembled a force that arrived back in Venezuela in the year1816, and acquired Angostura. This is where Bolivar first became a dictator. Bolivar returned into New Granada in 1819 with full force of a very strong army. He heroically overcame the Spanish in Boyar. This led ... to the liberation of the territory of Colombia from Spain. Bolivar continued to ravage through Spanish strong holds. He returned to Angostura, and led the congress that arranged the original republic of Colombia. S...

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... Spanish forced Bolivar to flee to Jamaica where he then traveled to the newly independent nation of Haiti. In 1819, Bolivar reinforced his rebel Army and took the city of Angostura. On August 7, Bolivar and his forces surprised the Spanish forces in Boyaca and three days later liberated Bogata and the Colombian territory. On December 17, 1819, Bolivar became the first ... ...

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