The return of Ferdinand VII saw him flee to Jamaica where he issued a  Letter, hoping to gain British support.
He escaped an assassination attempted after issuing the Organic Decree of Dictatorship. Earlier in life, he commanded the town of Puerto Cabello, and after his defeat, issued the Cartagena Manifesto. The return of Ferdinand VII saw him flee to Jamaica where he issued a  Letter, hoping to gain British support. His Decree of War to the Death promoted a bloody style of fighting, even against civilians, and he had victories at the Battles of Boyaca and Ayacucho. He was president of the short-lived Gran Colombia and it was in Caracas that he got his nickname, "El Libertador". FTP, name this revolutionary, called the "George Washington of South America".
He escaped an assassination attempted after issuing the Organic Decree of Dictatorship.
Simon {Bolivar} (accept Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad {Bolívar} Palacios y Blanco)