Simon Bolivar by Adamo Tadolina - San Francisco, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 37° 46.791 W 122° 24.811
10S E 551645 N 4181551
This statue of Simon Bolivar was a gift from the Nation of Venezuela.
Waymark Code: WM7J7D
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
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This statue was a gift from the government of Venzuela to the City of San Francisco in 1981. It was cast by Victor Hugo Berrenchea-Villegas of Adamo Tadolini's original 19th century piece. Miriam Gandica Mora was engineer for the 1984 base.
A plaque on the back of the statue reads: "THE PRESIDENT OF THE/REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA,/DOCTOR JAIME LUSINCHI,/DEDICATED THIS MONUMENT/ON DECEMBER 6, 1984"

The main plaque about Bolivar reads:
"SIMON BOLIVAR/LIBERATOR OF: COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, PANAMA, PERU,/VENEZUELA AND FOUNDER OF BOLIVIA/HE LED THE VICTORIOUS ARMY/FROM CARACAS TO POTOSI/ENGAGING IN THE CONCLUSIVE BATTLES OF:/BOYACA, AUGUST 7, 1819/CARABOBO, JUNE 24, 1821/PICHINCHA, MAY 24, 1822/JUNIN, AUGUST 6, 1924/AYACUCHO, DECEMBER 9, 1824 (Rear marble inset on base:) WITH THE PASSING OF TIME YOUR GLORY SHALL BE/EXALTED LIKE THE BOUNDLESS SHADE OF THE SETTING SUN CHOQUEHUANCA/SIMON BOLIVAR, THE LIBERATOR, WAS BORN IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA ON JULY 24, 1783 AND DIED IN SANTA MARTA COLOMBIA ON DECEMBER 17, 1830./HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO CARACAS ON DECEMBER/17, 1842 FOR RE-INTERMENT IN THE NATIONAL PANTHEON"

For more information, see the Smithsonian's Inventory at (visit link)
Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Venezuela

Country or International City that Received the Gift: San Francisco, California, USA

Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: [Web Link]

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