Who were the invaders in Simon bolivar message?

In Simon Bolivar's Message to the Congress of Angostura, he states that Latin American people deserve their independence.

The Spanish were the invaders in Simon Bolivar's message.

Explanation:

Simon Bolivar was brought up under the influence of the thoughts of liberty by his teacher named Don Simon Rodriguez. The territorial acquisition of most Latin American countries by the Spanish Empire disturbed Simon Bolivar and he thus decided to run military conquests to free the neighboring Latin American countries surrounding Venezuela from the clutches of the Spaniards. He succeeded in gaining freedom for countries like Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.