libertadores

file:DpedroI-brasil-full.jpg became known as the libertador (liberator) of Brazil.]]Pedro I of Brazil became known as "o Libertador" ("the Liberator") in Brazil for his role in the country's independence.Viana, Hélio (1994). História do Brasil: período colonial, monarquia e república (in Portuguese) p.252 Sporadically, the term has also been applied to other figures such as José Bonifacio (known as the "patriarch for independence"), Maria Leopoldina de Austria, and Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo.{{Cite book |last=historia (Vénézuela) |first=Academia nacional de la |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N94pAQAAMAAJ&q=jose+Bonifacio+libertador |title=Congreso : bicentenario de Simón Bolívar: Del 17 al 24 de julio de 1983 |date=1985 |publisher=Academia Nacional de la Historia |isbn=978-980-222-117-2 |language=es}}

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Emilio Aguinaldo, the first Filipino President and Generalissimo who liberated the Philippines from the Spanish Empire in 1898, is widely recognized as "El Libertador de la Patria" (The Liberator of the Homeland) {{Cite book |last=Alip |first=Eufronio M. |url=https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=4999 |title=The Diplomacy of the Aguinaldo Government |year=1969 |pages=Volume 15, No. 1-2 |language=English}} {{Cite book |last=Sytangco |first=AJ |url=https://mb.com.ph/2019/03/15/aguinaldo-day-activities-set-in-cavite/ |title=Aguinaldo Day activities set in Cavite |publisher=Manila Bulletin |date=May 16, 2019 |language=English}}

The flags of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador follow Francisco de Miranda's design of 1806. Also, Bolivia was named after Símon Bolívar, who in turn was president of Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and twice of Venezuela. San Martín served as "President Protector" of Peru.

In what today is part of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, Agustín de Iturbide, a military leader revolted against the Viceroyalty of New Spain, founded an independent Mexican Empire where he ascended as Emperor Agustín I.

The names of libertadores are used all over South America to name anything from towns and places to institutions and sports clubs. Also, the most prestigious international club football competition in South America is named the Copa Libertadores in their honour.

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• List of national founders
• Father of the Nation
• Founding Fathers of the United States
• Statues of the Liberators

• Robert Harvey. Liberators: Latin America's Struggle for Independence. Woodstock, The Overlook Press, 2000. {{ISBN|1-58567-072-3}}
• James Higgins (editor). The Emancipation of Peru: British Eyewitness Accounts, 2014. Online at https://sites.google.com/site/jhemanperu
• Marion Lansing. Liberators and Heroes of South America. Boston, L. C. Page & Co., 1940.
• Irene Nicholson. The Liberators: A Study of Independence Movements in Spanish America. New York, Frederick A. Praeger, 1968.
• {{cite book |title= Libertadores de América|last= Pigna|first= Felipe|authorlink= Felipe Pigna|year= 2010|publisher= Planeta|location= Buenos Aires|isbn= 978-950-49-2420-3}}

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• {{in lang|es}} [http://www.me.gov.ar/efeme/17deagosto/sbysm.html "Sucre, Bolívar y San Martín"] Argentine Ministry of Economy
• [http://www.copalibertadores2015.net/ Copa Libertadores]

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