Bronze Bust of Simon Bolivar - Kralendijk, Bonaire - Gifts from Other Countries on Waymarking.com

The larger than life bronze bust of Simón Bolívar is one of two monuments on the island commemorating his extraordinary achievements in Latin America.

Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830), generally known as Simón Bolívar and also colloquially as El Libertador, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who helped achieve the freedom of Venezuela, Columbia, Panama, Peru and Ecuador from the Kingdom of Spain during the early 19th century. He was also the founder of Bolivia. During his revolutionary leadership, he sought refuge in Bonaire in 1816.

Bolívar is viewed as a national icon in much of modern South America, and is considered one of the great heroes of the Hispanic independence movements of the early 19th century, along with José de San Martín, Francisco de Miranda and others.

The plaque reads:

"HOMENAjE
DEL GOBIERNO
Y PUEBLO DE VENEZUELA
A LA ISLA DE BONAIRE"

Translation from Spanish:

"TRIBUTE
OF THE GOVERNMENT
AND PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA
TO THE BONAIRE ISLAND"

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Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Venezuela Country or International City that Received the Gift: Bonaire, Caribbean Netherland Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: Not listed

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