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Simón Bolívar was one of the most important leaders of South America's successful struggle for independence against Spain. Following the triumph over the Spanish Monarchy, Bolívar participated in the foundation of Gran Colombia, a nation formed from the liberated Spanish colonies. He was President of Gran Colombia from 1821 to 1830. Bolívar is credited with contributing decisively to the independence of the present-day countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia and is often revered as a hero.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBTdn3lg3I/AAAAAAAAE9o/cNQZ9NorlqU/s1600-h/Sim%C3%B3n+Bol%C3%ADvar.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 292px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBTdn3lg3I/AAAAAAAAE9o/cNQZ9NorlqU/s400/Sim%C3%B3n+Bol%C3%ADvar.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336857326817477490\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eSimón Bolívar\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eThe United States of America - Amerigo Vespucci\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis Florentine, who chartered a large chunk of South America, lent his name to the US.\u003cbr /\u003eHe was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer. The continent of America derives its name from the feminized Latin version of his first name.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBSgJH-pxI/AAAAAAAAE84/dPHJDwCSKCw/s1600-h/Amerigo+Vespucci.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBSgJH-pxI/AAAAAAAAE84/dPHJDwCSKCw/s400/Amerigo+Vespucci.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336856270592714514\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eAmerigo Vespucci\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eMarshall Islands - John Marshall \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis English caption fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the American War Of Independence. How he reached 71 is anyone's guess!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBS_xekpEI/AAAAAAAAE9Q/ifatuDuOJV8/s1600-h/John+Marshall.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBS_xekpEI/AAAAAAAAE9Q/ifatuDuOJV8/s400/John+Marshall.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336856814000841794\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eJohn Marshall \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eMauritius - Maurice of Nassau\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHe trained several commanders in the English Civil War, plus his dad was the brilliantly named 'William the Silent'.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBTLpxMXqI/AAAAAAAAE9Y/K7WfMKrQT_g/s1600-h/Maurice+of+Nassau.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBTLpxMXqI/AAAAAAAAE9Y/K7WfMKrQT_g/s400/Maurice+of+Nassau.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336857018089889442\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e Maurice of Nassau\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003ePhilippines - Philip 2nd of Spain\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHe was King of Spain, King of Naples, Lord of the Seventeen Provinces and married to Queen Mary of England.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBTVDJzPbI/AAAAAAAAE9g/ggCCz4q-4r4/s1600-h/Philip+2nd+of+Spain.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBTVDJzPbI/AAAAAAAAE9g/ggCCz4q-4r4/s400/Philip+2nd+of+Spain.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336857179522809266\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003ePhilip 2nd of Spain\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eSaudi Arabia - Muhammad bin Saud\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe first head of the House of Saud had a hand in introducing a system of government still used in Saudi Arabia today. Nice CV!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eSeychelles - Jean Moreau de Séchelles\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis 18th century French politician never visited his eponymous paradise.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBS1foQ8AI/AAAAAAAAE9I/6W42dEM0vqM/s1600-h/Jean+Moreau+de+S%C3%A9chelles.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 242px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBS1foQ8AI/AAAAAAAAE9I/6W42dEM0vqM/s400/Jean+Moreau+de+S%C3%A9chelles.JPG\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336856637410963458\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eJean Moreau de Séchelles\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eBermuda - Juan de Bermúdez\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you're going to be a 16th century Spanish navigator and famous for one thing, then it may as well be discovering a beautiful island.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBUNlvxJ2I/AAAAAAAAE9w/3bQv18D0vgg/s1600-h/Juan+de+Berm%C3%BAdez.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 220px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBUNlvxJ2I/AAAAAAAAE9w/3bQv18D0vgg/s400/Juan+de+Berm%C3%BAdez.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336858150881535842\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eJuan de Bermúdez\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eCambodia - Cambu Svayambhuva\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePossibly known as The Unpronounceable One, Svayambhuva was an ancient sage from whom the country's kings claim to be descended.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eCook Islands - Captain James Cook\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCaptain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook was the first to map Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBWEUcp2tI/AAAAAAAAE94/Iayahdiz6KQ/s1600-h/Captain-James-Cook.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBWEUcp2tI/AAAAAAAAE94/Iayahdiz6KQ/s400/Captain-James-Cook.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336860190642395858\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eCaptain James Cook\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eFalkland Islands - Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnthony Cary was a Scottish nobleman and English politician. He was the son of Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBWEjJsQgI/AAAAAAAAE-A/afgjTjex_xc/s1600-h/Viscount+Falkland.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 300px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBWEjJsQgI/AAAAAAAAE-A/afgjTjex_xc/s400/Viscount+Falkland.gif\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336860194589393410\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eAnthony Cary\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eColumbia - Christopher Columbus\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNot \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e'The Goonies'\u003c/span\u003e writer, but the Genoese navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean—funded by Queen Isabella of Spain—led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBSrOiDXHI/AAAAAAAAE9A/OffHJ1VmIFA/s1600-h/christopher-columbus.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 309px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBSrOiDXHI/AAAAAAAAE9A/OffHJ1VmIFA/s400/christopher-columbus.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336856461022813298\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eChristopher Columbus\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eRhodesia (now Zimbabwe) - Cecil Rhodes\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCecil Rhodes as an English-born businessman, mining magnate, and politician in South Africa. He was the founder of the diamond company De Beers, which today markets 40% of the world's rough diamonds and at one time marketed 90%. He was an ardent believer in colonialism and imperialism, and was the founder of the state of Rhodesia, which was named after him. Rhodesia, later Northern and Southern Rhodesia, eventually became Zambia and Zimbabwe respectively.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBXZrmxiJI/AAAAAAAAE-I/d8X4CpsynhI/s1600-h/cecil-rhodes-boerwar.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBXZrmxiJI/AAAAAAAAE-I/d8X4CpsynhI/s400/cecil-rhodes-boerwar.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336861657147738258\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eCecil Rhodes\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6275267157221297537-2187371992418318451?l\u003dwww.travelphant.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.travelphant.com/feeds/2187371992418318451/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.travelphant.com/2009/05/countries-named-after-people.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6275267157221297537/posts/default/2187371992418318451"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6275267157221297537/posts/default/2187371992418318451"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.travelphant.com/2009/05/countries-named-after-people.html","title":"Countries named after people"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cool Stuff"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08805395584571320029"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"17631964918805107413"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/ShBTdn3lg3I/AAAAAAAAE9o/cNQZ9NorlqU/s72-c/Sim%C3%B3n+Bol%C3%ADvar.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});