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Simón Bolívar

Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco
Caracas 1783 - Santa Marta, Colombia 1830
military and political leader; played a key role in Latin America's struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire.
(Wikipedia)

Arturo Rus Aguilera
1983

Description

Bronze bust on a stone column.

Inscription(s)

SIMON BOLIVAR libertador de venezuela colombia ecuador peru bolivia panama	el primer deber del gobierno es dar education simon bolivar	1783-1983	ofrenda de venezuela a santa cruz de tenerife en prueba de hermandad bicentenario simon bolivar
Simón Bolívar liberator of Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia Panama	The first duty of a government is to give education Simón Bolívar	1783-1983	Venezuela's offering to Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a proof of fraternity Bicentenary Simón Bolívar

Signature

Arturo Rus 1973

Sculptor

Arturo Rus Aguilera (c. 1923), Venezuelan sculptor.

Locatie (N 28°27'53" - W 16°16'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca705; Photograph: 4 February 2020
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