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  BOLÍVAR, SIMÓN. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Born of a wealthy creole family in Caracas, Venezuela, Bolívar was educated by tutors such as Andrés Bello and Simón Rodríguez, and was influenced by the writings of European rationalists such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
With a force—made up largely of llaneros under Francisco de Paula Santander and Páez—he crossed the flooded Apure valley, climbed the bitterly cold Andean passes, and defeated the surprised Spanish forces at Boyacá (Aug. 7, 1819) in one of the great campaigns of military history.
Venezuela’s freedom was secure following his victory at Carabobo (June, 1821).
www.bartleby.com /aol/65/bo/Bolivar.html   (665 words)

  
 Venezuela
Venezuela borders Brazil to the south, Guyana to the east, and Colombia to the west.
Venezuela was the site of one of the first permanent Spanish settlements in South America in 1522, and most of the territory eventually became part of the viceroyalty of New Granada.
Venezuela is home to a wide variety of landscapes, such as the north-easternmost extensions of the Andes mountains in the northwest and along the northern Caribbean coast, of which the highest point is the Pico Bolívar at 5,007 m.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/v/ve/venezuela.html   (2815 words)

  
 Venezuela - OpenWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Venezuela was the site of one of the first permanent Spanish settlement in South America in 1522, being the first one Santa Marta in what is now Colombia, and most of the territory eventually became part of the viceroyalty of New Granada.
Venezuela, along with what are now Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, was part of the Republic of Greater Colombia (Gran Colombia) until 1830, when Venezuela separated and became a sovereign republic.
Venezuela is home to a wide variety of landscapes, such as the northeasternmost extensions of the Andes mountains in the northwest and along the northern Caribbean coast, of which the highest point is the Pico Bolivar at 5,007 m.
www.infoshop.org /wiki/index.php/Venezuela   (1201 words)

  
 Simon Bolivar Biography
Bol?var was born in Caracas (in modern-day Venezuela) into an aristocratic family and was educated by different tutors among them Sim?n Rodr?guez from whose ideas and educational style he received great influence.
Bol?var returned to Venezuela in 1807 and when Napoleon made Joseph King of Spain and its colonies in 1808 he participated in the resistance juntas in America.
Further victories at Carabobo in 1821 and Pichincha in 1822 consolidated his rule.
www.ebiog.com /biography/1575/simon-bolivar/bio.htm   (494 words)

  
 Countries: Venezuela
History National motto: None Main article: History of Venezuela Official language Spanish Venezuela was the site of the first Capital Caracas permanent Spanish settlement in South President Hugo Ch‡vez America in 1522, and the territory eventually became part of the viceroyalty Area Ranked 32nd of New Granada.
Venezuela, along with Population 24,287,670 what are now Colombia, Panama, and Ê- Total (2002) Ecuador, was part of the Republic of Ê- Density Greater Colombia (Gran Colombia) until 27/km² 1830, when Venezuela separated and became Independence From Spain a sovereign republic.
The centre of the country is characterised by extensive plains known as the llanos that stretch from the Colombian border to the river delta of the Orinoco east.
www.emeagwali.com /Countries/Venezuela.shtml   (862 words)

  
 Context of 'After December 15, 1999'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The new constitution implies a distinction between the concepts of “law” and “justice.” [Venezuela Analysis, 8/27/2003] Article 2 of the constitution says that “Venezuela constitutes itself as a Democratic and Social State of Law and Justice...
[Venezuela Analysis, 8/27/2003] A recall referendum is a binding referendum that can be used to recall any elected official after the official has served half of his or her term in office.
Title III, 1999; Venezuela Analysis, 8/27/2003] Article 186 guarantees the political rights of Venezuela’s indigenous population—estimated at 316,000—mandating that they be allocated three of the 130 seats in the National Assembly.
www.cooperativeresearch.org /context.jsp?item=venezuela_73   (1702 words)

  
 RATE-EXCHANGE.org - Venezuela Currency / Venezuelan Bolivar
Venezuela’s economy is largely dependent upon the export of crude oil and refined petroleum products, though efforts are being made the government to diversify the country’s revenue streams, particularly in the agricultural and mining sectors.
Venezuela’s Central Bank adopted a peg to the U.S. dollar in 2003 in order to further strengthen the bolívar.
Venezuela’s economy experienced a severe recession in 2003 as a result of declining oil prices and a labor action which crippled the national petroleum industry.
rate-exchange.org /currency/venezuelan-bolivar.cfm   (294 words)

  
 SIMON BOLIVAR
The young newlyweds traveled to Venezuela, but their bliss was short lived, for she passed away in January of 1803.
Napoleon’s defeat in Europe and the arrival in Venezuela of a powerful Spanish army under the command of General Pablo Morillo gave a new enthusiasm to sympathizers of the royalist cause.
On June 24 of 1821, on the Carabobo plains, Bolívar fights a battle which finally seals the independence of Venezuela.
www.embavenez-us.org /kids.venezuela/simon.bolivar.htm   (3141 words)

  
 History of Simon Bolivar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
As he returned to Venezuela, Bolivar joined the group of patriots that seized Caracas in 1810 and proclaimed independence from Spain.
When he returned to Venezuela, and took command of a patriot army, he recaptured Caracas in 1813 from the Spaniards.
Bolivar crushed the Spanish army at Carabobo in Venezuela on June 24, 1821.
www.bolivarmo.com /history.htm   (325 words)

  
 Bolívar's War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just as it served as a beacon of hope for the enslaved, Haiti was a warning of everything that might go wrong for elites in the cacao-growing areas of Venezuela and throughout slave societies in the Americas.
Venezuela declared its independence from Spain July 5, 1811, beginning its wars against that country.
A large military expedition sent by Ferdinand VII in that year reconquered Venezuela and most of New Granada.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bolivar's_War   (1031 words)

  
 Venezuela - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Venezuela posee una superficie continental e insular de 916.445 km² y ejerce soberanía sobre unos 800.000 km² más del mar Caribe bajo el concepto de Zona Económica Exclusiva.
Venezuela cuenta tambien con algunas empresas filiales de Petroleos de Venezuela como Citgo.
Venezuela cuenta con importantes Autopistas a las que se suma una vasta red de carreteras que cubren un elevado porcentaje del territorio nacional, que son aprovechadas por un gran cantidad de líneas de autobuses que conectan todo el territorio, siendo reconocidas internacionalmente por sus bajos precios, además de poseer unos 369 aeropuertos.
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Venezuela   (3605 words)

  
 Simón Bolívar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Credited with leading the fight for independence in what are now the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia, he is revered as a hero in these countries and throughout much of the rest of Hispanic America.
Bolívar returned to Venezuela in 1807, and, when Napoleon made Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain and its colonies in 1808, he participated in the resistance juntas in South America.
A victory at the Battle of Boyacá in 1819 added New Granada to the territories free from Spanish control, and in September 7, 1821 the Gran Colombia (a federation covering much of modern Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador) was created, with Bolívar as president and Francisco de Paula Santander as vice president.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simon_Bolivar   (1676 words)

  
 Venezuela the Epic of the Independence
Orphaned at age nine, he was educated in Europe, where he became intrigued by the intellectual revolution called the Enlightenment and the political revolution in France.
His brilliant career as a field general began in 1813 with the famous cry of "war to the death" against Venezuela's Spanish rulers that was followed by a lightning campaign through the Andes to capture Caracas.
In August delegates from Venezuela and Colombia met at the border town of Cúcuta to formally sign the Constitution of the Republic of Gran Colombia, with its capital in Bogotá.
www.simon-bolivar.org /bolivar/venezuela_the_epic_of_independence.html   (1225 words)

  
 a-venezuela.com - Ciudades - Ciudad Bolivar - Introduccion
Durante el siglo XIX Angostura se convirtió en un reducto patriota después que Piar arrancó el control de Guayana a España en 1817.
Fue la base de operaciones de Simón Bolívar y la capital de la Tercera República desde 1817 hasta 1821.
En Angostura Bolívar convocó el Segundo Congreso de la República de Venezuela el 15 de febrero de 1819.
www.a-venezuela.com /ciudades/bolivar/index.shtml   (399 words)

  
 Simón Bolívar - Venezuelatuya
Allí se casa en 1802 con Maria Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alayza, pero esta muere de fiebre amarilla al año siguiente, después de volver a Venezuela.
Regresa a Venezuela y da su discurso en favor de la independencia americana ante la Sociedad Patriótica.
Mientras estuvo fuera de Venezuela, Bolívar es víctima de las rivalidades entre los caudillos que empezaban a gobernar a Venezuela y se va a Colombia, en donde muere el 17 de diciembre de 1830, en la ciudad de Santa Marta.
www.venezuelatuya.com /biografias/bolivar.htm   (470 words)

  
 WikiMiki.net - Andorra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Jalousien mellem de to protektorer (bag Biskoppen af Urgel står Spanien) var den egentlige årsag til, at Andorra kunne bevare sin uafhængighed.
I dag bruges det som en titel i Tyskland, Rusland og andre lande.
ECUen selv var en erstatning for den europæiske regningsenhed (ERE, RE, UA eller EUA), der efter Bretton Woods-systemets sammenbrud blev indført som afløser for den tidligere enhed, der var knyttet til den amerikanske dollar.
andorra.da.wikimiki.net   (2963 words)

  
 The Price of Freedom
--Bol’var covered a battleground from Caribbean to the Pacific - after 3 years of continuous fighting, liberated Colombia and Venezuela.
Bol’var seen as a saint -- own assessment: "After Don Quixote and Jesus Christ, I am the third biggest fool in history." ---Ecuador and Peru next -- beyond the Andes -- B dreaming of the independence and unity of LA -- "neither European nor Indian, but part of each."
Days of glory here -- On July 10, 1821 - victorious grenadiers entered Lima, proclaimed independence of Peru.
www.ilstu.edu /~peolsen/mv_price-of-freedom.htm   (2291 words)

  
 Constitución de la República de Venezuela (1821)
6.º El territorio de Colombia es el mismo que comprendía el antiguo Virreinato de Nueva Granada y de la Capitanía General de Venezuela.
Palacio de Gobierno de Colombia en el Rosario de Cúcuta, a 6 de octubre de 1821.
Dado, firmado de mi mano, sellado con el sello provisional de la República y refrendado por los ministros secretarios del Despacho.
www.analitica.com /bitblioteca/congreso_venezuela/constitucion1821.asp   (7708 words)

  
 Bridgemeister - Inventory Log Archive (2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Added "1959 Tancarville" across the Seine River at Tancarville in Normandy, France.
Added "1967 Angostura" across the Orinoco River at Ciudad Boland#237;var, Venezuela.
Added "1821 Trinity Pier" a chain pier extending into the River Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland at "Trinity".
www.bridgemeister.com /invnews2002.htm   (2558 words)

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