_{Estatua de Libertador Simón Bolívar.}

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This is the First bronze statue of the "Libertador Simón Bolívar", it was erected in the Plaza Mayor de Angostura in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar State, Venezuela, on October 28, 1869. It was made in Italy by the sculptor Pedro Tenerani.

She is accompanied by 5 female figures that represent the countries: Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and New Granada.

The erection of this monument was made by the resolution of the then governor Juan Bautista Dalla Costa Soublette, but the initiative was taken by the Constituent Assembly of the Sovereign State of Guayana in 1864, which was made up of General Simón Briceño, doctor Juan Teófilo Benjamin Siegert, José Lezama, Hilarión Gambús, Tomás Machado and Andrés Montes, were the ones who brought the monumental work to a successful conclusion, financed through a public collection in which the first contributor was Dalla Costa himself with a personal contribution. of 250 pesos.

In the same way, according to the chronicles dating from the time, in the then Heres department, 11,495.43 pesos were collected; in the Yuruari department 545.03 pesos; in the Upata department, 434.25 pesos and in the Alto Orinoco department 71.50 pesos; for a grand total of 12,246.21 pesos. These contributions made it possible for the solemn statue to be inaugurated and Mr. Ramón Isidro Montes, a Guyanese grammarian, was the one who had the honor of delivering the order speech at the foundation of the monument.

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Device	Samsung Galaxy A02
Location	Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Photograph	@skinnygirl
Date	March 07, 2022
Source Consulted	Primera Estatua del Libertador

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