Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar is famous for leading the successful Latin American revolution against the Spanish (Spain). He helped Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela And the country named after him Bolivia, were they countries that earned their independence. The country of Bolivia was even named after Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar, or Simon Bolivar for short. For assisting South America and leading them towards their independence that they so desired. He helped the country fight for their right to be independent, to be their own country and not be ruled by someone else (Spain). But why did he help them? what influenced him? What influenced him was that the Spanish empire in south America fell apart, so he took the courage to lead the 1st Latin American Revolution.