Located in Madrid's Parque del Oeste, a bronze equestrian statue depicts Simón Bolívar, known as "el Libertador." The monument consists of a bronze composition where Bolívar rides a horse with his right arm raised, while the horse raises its front right leg. The equine figure was modeled after a horse owned by Ángel Peralta Pineda.
Spanish sculptor Emilio Laíz Campos was entrusted with the project, which was funded by the Bolivarian nations. The statue sits on a plinth made of white stone from Colmenar de Oreja and a granite basement, reaching a total height of 7.50 m. Laíz also cast additional replicas of the statue to send to Colombia and Venezuela.
The monument was placed in the park in 1968 and inaugurated on 28 October 1970. After being moved to a new location within the park, three new plaques were added to the pedestal. The front plaque reads: "Simón Bolívar - Libertador - de Venezuela - Colombia - Panamá - Ecuador - Perú - Bolivia - 1783-1830."
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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