Simón de Bolívar, the author of the passage, accomplished which of the following?

(A) The first union of independent Latin American states (B) The first military victory of the War of 1812 (C) The first military victory of the Spanish-American War (D) The first political coup by someone of mixed-race descentExplanation: Simón de Bolívar successfully led a movement that resulted in the creation of several independent nations, including Venezuela and Colombia. His grand vision was to unify these separate nations politically, and he was president of this union, known as Gran Colombia, for more than a decade. Choice (A) is correct.