Americas List of national founders




1 americas

1.1  bolivia
1.2  brazil
1.3  canada
1.4  chile
1.5  colombia
1.6  costa rica
1.7  cuba
1.8  dominican republic
1.9  haiti
1.10  jamaica
1.11  mexico
1.12  peru
1.13  south america
1.14  uruguay
1.15  united states
1.16  venezuela





americas
 bolivia

simon bolivar (1783–1830) , antonio josé de sucre (1795–1830) considered founders of bolivia.


 brazil

pedro i, founder , first emperor of brazil


pedro Álvares cabral (1467 or 1468–1520) commander of first portuguese fleet arrive in south america. josé bonifácio de andrada e silva (1763–1838), known patriarch of independence , considered maximum leader of independence movement because of intellectual mentorship , political prominence, , pedro of brazil (1798–1834), son of king joão vi of portugal, symbol of center of force , union , according bonifácio strategy.


 canada


canadian fathers of confederation



the name fathers of confederation given attended charlottetown , quebec conferences in 1864, , london conference of 1866, establish canadian confederation. there 36 original fathers of confederation. queen victoria, supported , encouraged process, known mother of confederation. first monarch under 1867 constitution , chose ottawa canada s capital city. political leaders brought other provinces confederation after 1867 referred fathers of confederation.


 chile

bernardo o higgins (1778–1842) , josé miguel carrera (1785–1821) considered founders of chile.


 colombia

simón bolívar, founder of gran colombia, included panama, ecuador, , venezuela. francisco de paula santander wrote first constitution of colombia. antonio nariño ( precursor of independence ) , camilo torres relevant statesmen of first republic.


 costa rica

juan mora fernández, first head of state of costa rica. josé maría castro madriz, first president of republic , proclaimed founder of republic congress juan rafael mora porras, president during costa rica s campaign against william walker, proclaimed hero , liberator congress.


 cuba

josé martí cuban national hero.


 dominican republic

juan pablo duarte (1813–1876), francisco del rosario sánchez (1817–1861) , matías ramón mella (1816–1864) considered fathers of country. duarte featured on $1 coin; sanchez on $5 coin , on discontinued $5 bill; mella on $10 coin , on discontinued $10 bill.


 haiti

toussaint l ouverture (20 may 1743 – 8 april 1803) , jean-jacques dessalines (20 september 1758 – 17 october 1806) revolutionary , political leaders of haiti. henri christophe , alexandre pétion important figures of haiti.


 jamaica

alexander bustamante , norman washington manley considered founders of jamaica. alexander bustamante credited role influential union leader , founder of jamaican labour party. bustamante served colony s first chief minister 1953 1955 , later went on lead jamaica independence united kingdom in 1962, becoming country s first prime minister. norman washington manley particularly noted role in securing universal suffrage country s population in 1944 along founding people s national party. manley served chief minister of jamaica 1955 1962.


 mexico

according decrees of congress of union of mexico issued in 1822 , 1823, mexican founders miguel hidalgo y costilla (1753–1811), ignacio allende (1769–1811), juan aldama (1774–1811), mariano abasolo (1783–1816), josé maría morelos (1765–1815), mariano matamoros (1770–1814), leonardo bravo (1764–1812), miguel bravo (unknown-1814), hermenegildo galeana (1762–1814), mariano jiménez (1781–1811), xavier mina (1789–1817), pedro moreno (1775–1817), , víctor rosales (1776–1817).


nine of thirteen founders buried in monument independence in mexico city.


 peru

josé de san martín , simón bolívar led peru independence , forged country.


 south america

simón bolívar of venezuela


josé de san martín, simón bolívar, antonio josé de sucre, francisco de paula santander, francisco de miranda have been referred founding fathers of region comprising modern day venezuela, colombia, peru, ecuador, bolivia , panama.


 uruguay

josé artigas considered founder of uruguay.


 united states

george washington, chief among founders of united states



within large group known founding fathers , there 2 key subsets, signers (who signed declaration of independence in 1776) , framers (who delegates federal convention , took part in framing or drafting proposed constitution of united states). historians have suggested revised definition of founding fathers , including broader group of not signers , framers who, whether politicians or jurists or statesmen or soldiers or diplomats or ordinary citizens, took part in winning independence , creating united states of america. eminent american historian richard b. morris, in 1973 book 7 shaped our destiny: founding fathers revolutionaries, identified following 7 figures key founders: john adams, benjamin franklin, alexander hamilton, john jay, thomas jefferson, james madison, , george washington.


 venezuela

simón bolívar (1783–1830) considered founder not of venezuela, of many of region s countries gran colombia, included panama, ecuador, , colombia , bolivia. josé antonio páez led separation of venezuela gran colombia , formed modern statehood of country.








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