See the list of founding fathers
Organized and, in large part, conducted the rebellions in a vast area of northern South America, liberating current-day Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
| Colonization Founding Fathers | |
|---|---|
| Trade | Adam Smith • Jakob Fugger • Jan de Witt • Peter Minuit • Peter Stuyvesant |
| Exploration | Ferdinand Magellan • Francisco de Coronado • Henry Hudson • Hernando de Soto • Sieur de La Salle |
| Military | Francis Drake • George Washington • Hernan Cortes • John Paul Jones • Paul Revere |
| Political | Benjamin Franklin • Pocahontas • Simon Bolivar • Thomas Jefferson • Thomas Paine |
| Religious | Bartolome de las Casas • Father Jean de Brebeuf • Juan de Sepulveda • William Brewster • William Penn |