The Monument to Simón Bolívar is an equestrian statue representing the Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar (1783-1830). It is located in the Paseo de las Delicias in the city of Seville, next to the Parque de María Luisa and facing the Argentina Pavilion. The monument was donated by the Government of Venezuela to the city of Seville and was inaugurated in 1981 by Juan Carlos I of Spain and Sofía of Greece.
The statue, created by Emilio Laiz Campos, depicts Bolívar with his arms open wide. It sits on a stone pedestal featuring several plaques. The front side identifies him as the Liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, and notes that it was inaugurated on October 11, 1981, during the mayoralty of Luis Uruñuela.
The right side of the pedestal features a text by Miguel de Unamuno from his essay Don Quijote y Bolívar, while the left side contains a letter from Bolívar to King Fernando VII. In this 1821 letter, Bolívar expresses the ambition to offer the Spanish people a 'second patria'. The rear of the pedestal provides Bolívar's birth and death dates, noting he was born in Caracas and died in Santa Marta.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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