Liberator of a Continent. A visionary far away from his time, and a great man of history. Bolívar freed five South American countries from Spanish colonialism. When you drive into Mexico from Texas there is a prominent statue of Simon Bolivar, proclaiming: 'Liberator of the Americas'. A similar statue is in the Civic Center of The City of San Francisco. All major parks throughout the five countries that he freed bear his name: Plaza Bolívar.