How was simón bolívar influenced by the american and french revolutions?

He adopted Enlightenment ideals and began revolutions against Spanish authority.

Explanation:

According to the enlightenment ideals, the majority of power in the country should be held by the citizens rather than  select view of nobles. He took this believe as a foundation for his revolution against Spanish authority. This story was heard by American and French citizens who at that time were suffered under the rule of the nobles. They make him as an example and rebelled against the noble to establish their own democratic country.