Brief biography of Simón Bolívar, famous South American liberator. One of South America's greatest generals, Bolívar was instrumental in winning independence from Spain.
The Maitland Plan was drawn up by Sir Thomas Maitland in 1800, a military plan of attack proposing the liberation of South America and South American independence
No famous people from Peru are more honored than Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian navy hero and the greatest of Peru heroes from the War of the Pacific.