Born in 1750 in the province of venezuela. he was the son of a wealthy merchant that traveled to spain and served in the spanish army. i’m 1780 he went to cuba with spanish military forces and after 3 years he deserted the spanish army and toured the united states. this encouraged him to launch a revolution against spain to free venezuela and also the rest of south america? a. jose de san martin b. simon bolivar c. father hidalgo d. francisco de miranda