His return saw a succession of victories at Boyaca, Carabobo, and Junin, and under the control of Antonio Sucre, his forces also won at Ayacucho.  
Major influences in his life were boyhood tutor Simon Rodriguez and his mistress Manuela Saenz.  His first major expedition was eventually repulsed due to the llanero [YA-neh-ro] cavalry of Jose Tomas Boves forcing him into exile, from where he wrote his famous "Letter from Jamaica."  His return saw a succession of victories at Boyaca, Carabobo, and Junin, and under the control of Antonio Sucre, his forces also won at Ayacucho.  FTP, identify this leader who gained the independence of Colombia and Venezuela, thereby becoming known as "The Liberator."
Major influences in his life were boyhood tutor Simon Rodriguez and his mistress Manuela Saenz.  
Simon Bolivar