List of places and things named after Simón Bolivar
The Plaza Bolivar of Lima, Peru with the Legislative Palace in the foreground
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Monument to Simón Bolívar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Simón Bolívar Monument, Sixth Avenue entrance to Central Park, New York City
Statue of Simón Bolívar in Berlin, Germany
Statue of Simón Bolívar in Washington DC, United States
Plaza de Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia
Places
- In Argentina:
- In Belgium:
- In Bolivia
- Bolivia is named after Simón Bolívar
- Bolívar Province, Bolivia, a province in the Cochabamba Department
- Bolívar (Cochabamba), the capital of Bolívar Province in Cochabamba Department
- Villa Simón Bolívar, a small town
- In Colombia:
- Bolívar Department
- Bolívar, Cauca
- Bolívar, Santander
- Bolívar, Valle del Cauca
- El Carmen de Bolívar, Bolívar
- Ciudad Bolívar, locality in Bogotá
- In Ecuador:
- In El Salvador:
- Bolívar (town), in La Unión province
- In France:
- Avenue Simon Bolívar (street), in Paris
- In Germany:
- Simon Bolívar Anlage (street), in Frankfurt
- In Iran:
- Simon Bolivar Boulevard, in Tehran
- In Italy:
- Piazza Simone Bolivar, in Milan
- Piazza Bolivar, in Noto
- Parco Simon Bolivar, in Roma Monte Sacro
- In Mexico
- General Simón Bolívar Municipality and its municipal seat, General Simón Bolívar.
- In Paraguay
- In Peru:
- Bolívar District
- Bolívar, the capital of Bolívar District
- Bolívar Province, in La Libertad Region
- In Spain:
- Avenida Simón Bolívar (street), in Málaga
- In the United States:
- Bolivar, Alabama
- Bolivar, Georgia
- Bolivar, Indiana
- Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana
- Bolivar County, Mississippi
- Bolivar, Missouri with their high school namesake The Liberator[1]
- Bolivar (town), New York
- Bolivar (village), New York
- Bolivar, Ohio
- Mount Bolivar, Oregon
- Bolivar, Tennessee
- Bolivar, Texas
- The Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County, southern Texas
- Bolivar, West Virginia
- In Uruguay:
- Bolívar, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Bolívar, Uruguay
- In Venezuela:
- The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the official long name of Venezuela
- Bolívar State
- Ciudad Bolívar, capital of Bolívar State
- several municipalities named Simón Bolívar Municipality or Bolívar Municipality
Objects
- In Belgium:
- Statue of Simon Bolívar "El Libertador" in front of the Brussels-North railway station in Brussels.
- In Bolivia
- El Club Bolívar, a Bolivian football team who play at the Estadio Libertador Simón Bolívar
- In Bulgaria:
- In Colombia
- Bolívar Park, Medellín
- Pico Simón Bolívar
- The Puerto Bolívar Airport, a private airport in the Guajira Department of Colombia
- Simón Bolívar Park, Bogotá
- Bolívar Square, Bogotá
- In Costa Rica
- Simon Bolívar Zoo, in San José, Costa Rica
- In Cuba
- The Bolívar cigar brand from Cuba
- In Ecuador
- Simón Bolívar International Airport, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- In Jamaica
- Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, Kingston, Jamaica
- Simon Bolivar - Cluster 2, Rex Nettleford Hall of Residence, The University of the West Indies Mona
- In Switzerland
- Statue of Simón Bolívar in Bern along the Universal Postal Union
- In United Kingdom
- Cathedra Simón Bolívar of Latinoamerican Studies of Cambridge University
- In United States
- Bolivar Road in Cleveland, Ohio. Coincidentally this street is adjacent to the Cleveland Indians ballpark, where many great Venezuelan shortstops have played
- USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641)
- Mount Bolivar, a mountain in Coos County, Oregon[2]
- Bolivar House, Center of Latin American Studies, Stanford University
- In Venezuela
- Venezuelan bolívar, the currency of Venezuela
- Order of Simon Bolivar, order of knighthood.
- Pico Bolívar, Highest Peak in Venezuela
- Simón Bolívar Airport, airport serving the capital city of Venezuela, Caracas
- Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela
- Centro Simón Bolívar Towers, two 26-story twin towers located in Caracas, Venezuela
- The Simón Bolívar United World College of Agriculture, a school that offers a diploma in agriculture, and that is part of the United World College Movement.
- Simón Bolívar - An artificial satellite launched in 2008
- The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar)'
- The Venezuelan Navy has a sail training barque named after him
- Many towns and cities in Venezuela have a Plaza Bolivar
- Others
- Various streets in Milwaukee, New Orleans, Mexico City, Mexico, Santiago de Chile, Managua, Tehran, Ankara, Turkey, Cairo, Paris, Guatemala City and New Delhi are named after Simón Bolívar
- A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia is named in honor of him
- A park and a walkway in Budapest, Hungary are named after him
- Bolivar Station in the Paris Metro
- Simón Bolívar Station in Bogotá's TransMilenio transit system
- Simón Bolívar station in Monterrey metro system Mexico
- Simón Bolívar in Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera, San Juan, Puerto Rico
"El Libertador"
Bolivar is often referred to as "El Libertador" (The liberator), and a number of places bear this title in his honour. In the southern part of South America "El Libertador" may refer to José de San Martín.
- A number of Venezuelan municipalities named Libertador Municipality
- Puerto Libertador, Colombia
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References
- "Student body voted 3-1 to change BHS namesake". www.bolivar.k12.mo.us. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- "Mount Bolivar". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
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