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Venezuelan historian Inés Quintero questioned the historical accuracy of the series and pointed out multiple inaccuracies, such as the fact that Pablo Clemente y Palacios (Bolivar's uncle) was intellectually disabled, that Josefa Tinoco (his brother Juan Vicente 's wife) was the daughter of the foreman of the San Mateo Hacienda, or that the ...
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco [c] (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire.
At its first meeting on February 19, 1819, Bolivar gave his famous Address at Angostura, but not all of the proposals contained in it were accepted (most notably the suggestions of a highly exalted ceremonial president-for-life who would govern through powerful ministers accountable to parliament and a hereditary senate, both modeled on the ...
By September 2020, all sovereign bolivar banknotes (Bs.S 2 to Bs.S 500) issued on 20 August 2018 were deemed worthless. Venezuelan officials are planning a new Bs.S 100,000 note. [99] Meanwhile, as of 16 December 2020, the exchange rate was over 1 million bolivares to one US dollar. [100]
Bolivar started acting on his own, leaving La Guaira on a Spanish ship. He briefly stayed in Curaçao before finally arriving in Cartagena. He accepted a commission in the army of the United Provinces of New Granada (Colombia), which later granted him permission to lead a force to free Venezuela, in what became known as the Admirable Campaign .
The Quinta de Bolivar. The gardens of the Quinta de Bolivar. The Quinta de Bolivar is a colonial house in Bogota, Colombia, that served as a residence to Simon Bolivar in the capital after the war of independence. It is now used as a museum dedicated to Bolivar's life and times. [1]
Bolivar lost the second leg in La Plata 2-0, but qualified to the semi finals 4-3 on aggregate. In the semifinals they were paired with another Argentine club, San Lorenzo. Bolivar won the first leg in La Paz 2-1, but in Buenos Aires San Lorenzo won 4-2 and eliminated Bolivar 5-4 on aggregate. Although Bolivar were eliminated, they gained the ...
Most of Bolivar's troops came from the Andean regions in the west, and Mariño's were from the east coast. [12] When many of Mariño's troops began to desert after the Battle of Bocachica (31 March), Bolívar reproached him, even though the same was happening in his own ranks. Also, there were spies from the Royalists in their units. This only ...