Due to these internal conflicts, in May 8 1815 Simón Bolívar left his command in New Granada and turned to Jamaica and later Haiti, a small republic that had freed itself from French rule, where he and other leaders were given a friendly reception.
Due to these internal conflicts, on May 8 1815, Simón Bolívar left his command under the United Provinces, after failing to subdue Cartagena in March, which had refused to give him arms and men. Bolívar turned to Jamaica and later Haiti, a small republic that had freed itself from French rule, where he and other leaders were given a friendly reception.