South American independence leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simón_Bolívar" id="mwbQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Simón Bolívar">Simón Bolívar</a> enters <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mérida,_Mérida" id="mwbg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mérida, Mérida">Mérida</a>, leading the invasion of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" id="mwbw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>, and is proclaimed <i id="mwcA">El Libertador</i> ("The Liberator").