This paper discusses the composition, structure, and operation of the Bolivarian Council of State. In order to obtain the required information, the head researcher and the students who served as assistant researchers availed exclusively of documentary sources. Thus, documents related to the time of South American Independence and to Simon Bolivar’s life were consulted. Basically, two methods were employed in this investigation—historical and comparative. Our three most important conclusions were the following: 1) European political thought had a direct preponderance on the origin and evolution of Colombia’s Council of State. 2) Due to Napoleon Bonaparte’s enormous influence on Bolivar, the Liberator imitated the former’s model of Council of State. 3) The Bolivarian Council of State did make several political decisions