July 24 — Simon Bolivar of Venezuela — The Liberator
Colombians! All your beauteous Fatherland is now free.... From the banks of the Orinoco River to the Peruvian Andes, the Army of Liberation, marching triumphantly, has covered all the territory of Colombia with its protecting arms....
Colombians of the South! the blood of your brothers has redeemed you from the horrors of War!
Bolivar