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Rh Bolívar—continued. publishes a memorial, 355; narrowly escapes assassination, 368; goes to Santo Domingo, 368; organizes an expedition at Cayos de San Luis and sails for the mainland, 369; is named "Supreme Chief" at Margarita, 370; addresses a proclamation to the people of Venezuela, 370; decrees liberty to slaves, 370; from Carúpano sails to Ocumare, 371; is defeated by Morales and flies to Bonaire, 371; and from Güiria returns to Haiti, 372; is recalled to Barcelona, 374; is defeated at Unare, 375; goes to Guayana, 376; is appointed to a Junta, 378; he organises a flotilla, 378; discovers a conspiracy against him and shoots Piar, 379; sends an address to the Argentine people, 382; goes up the Orinoco, 382; drives Morillo before him from Calabozo, 384; and marches to Aragua, 384; is defeated by Morillo at La Puerta, 385; receives reinforcements and drives La Torre to San Carlos, 385; his men are dispersed in a night attack, 385; returns to Angostura, 387; sends Santander to occupy Casanare, 387; prepares for the convention of a Congress, 388; and declines the intervention of the Great Powers, 388; is elected President of Venezuela, 389; he recruits auxiliary troops in Europe, 390; and resolves to reconquer New Granada, 393; he joins Santander in Casanare, 394; and crosses the Andes, 395; encamps at Sagamoso, 390; fights an indecisive action at Vargas, 396; and wins a complete victory at Boyacá, 397; he enters Bogotá in triumph, 397; and returns to Angostura, 398; Congress decrees the establishment of the Republic of Columbia, 399; Bolivar is named provisional President, 399; he arranges an armistice with Morillo, 400; reopens the campaign and wins a decisive victory at Carabobo, 402; he enters Caracas in triumph, 403; and is named President of Columbia, 403; he sends Sucre to Guayaquil, 407; proposes to aid San Martin, 408; Marches on Quito, 409; wins the battle of Bomboná, 409; and retreats to Patia, 409; enters Quito in triumph, 413; and goes on to Guayaquil, 420; annexes that province to Columbia, 421; he receives San Martin as an honoured guest, 421; his conference with San Martin, 422; he offers to assist Peru, 431, 436; sends Sucre to Peru with 3,000 men, 437; enters Lima in triumph, 441; Proctor's description of him, 442; his projects, 443; concentrates his forces at Pativilca, 447; is appointed Dictator, 449; he retreats to Trujillo, 450; marches on Jauja, 450; his cavalry routs the Royalist horse at Junin, 451; he returns to Lima and the Congress of Columbia abrogates his extraordinary powers, 453; he again collects troops at Pativilca, 454; summons an American Congress, 454, 460; his resignation is declined, 461; tendency of his policy, 462; his triumphal march to Potosí, 462; he confers with Argentine envoys, 463; founds the Republic of Bolivia, 463; character of his work, 463; Conspiracy against him at Lima, 464; is appointed perpetual President, 465; draws up a plan for a "Grand confederation of the Andes," 465; he returns to Bogota, 466; summons a Convention at Ocaña, 467; becomes a military Dictator and narrowly escapes assassination, 467; declares war against Peru, 468; he resigns office, 469; his life in