Rousseau
             by his radical thinking tutor Simon Rodriguez. He traveled to Europe to complete his education; he visited the Spanish royal family the new French republic, England, and Italy. He continued his voyages throughout Europe and New Spain, and his reading of philosophical works. Influenced by the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man, he swore that he would break the chains of rule imposed by Spain. Back in Caracas, Bolivar's family and friends started to conspire against the Spanish government. With the Spanish king, Ferdinand VII captured by Napoleon 's army, it was the perfect opportunity to strike against the representative government in the colony of Venezuela. On July 5th, 1811, Simon Bolivar's allies peacefully took control of Caracas, and declared the independence of Venezuela. The Royal forces answered quickly, and because of the lack of coope
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