The group which contains the names of three Latin American "freedom fighters" of the Independence era are Simon Bolivar, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and Benito Juarez. Simon Bolivar was an army man who fought for independence from the Spanish fiefdoms in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna fought for Mexican Independence from Spain and Benito Juarez resisted the French occupation of Mexico.
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Christopher Columbus may have stumbled upon the Americas, but his accidental discovery has changed the course of history.
The Italian explorer's travels bridged the gap between Europe and the New World, but his curiosity also marked the beginning of centuries of transatlantic colonization.
