Colombia – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Sat, 15 May 2021 10:15:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Simon Bolivar https://equestrianstatue.org/simon-bolivar-2/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:29:57 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=22709 The post Simon Bolivar appeared first on Equestrian statues.

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]]> Monumento a los Cachaceros https://equestrianstatue.org/monumento-a-los-cachaceros/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:38 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/monumento-a-los-cachaceros/ The post Monumento a los Cachaceros appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Benalcázar, Sebastián de https://equestrianstatue.org/benalc-zar-sebasti-n-de/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1125 El Morro del Tulcán (lit. The nose of the Tulcán) is an Indian pyramid in Popayan. The pyramid dates to at least 1535, as the Spanish found it abandoned when they arrived in that year. Research suggests that the individuals buried there came from the very top of the social classes of their society. The pyramid … Continue reading "Benalcázar, Sebastián de"

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]]> Bolivar, Simon https://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon-5/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1143 When Monumento A Los Héroes was inaugurated in 1963, in remembrance of those who gave their lives during the Independence campaign in South America, it towered over Bogotá’s most northern limits. Los Héroes also has a French connection as the bronze sculpture of a horse-mounted Simon Bolívar was created by Emmanuel Frémiet (1824-1910) in Paris, … Continue reading "Bolivar, Simon"

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]]> Bolivar, Simon https://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon-6/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1144 There’s something unusual about this statue of Simón Bolívar. The Liberator is perched atop a charging steed, his arm outstretched, as he races onward. The horse wears no tack, and, most unusually, Bolívar wears no clothing. The only public monument showing Bolívar without clothing, medals, or swords is a symbol of liberty and a message … Continue reading "Bolivar, Simon"

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]]> Bolivar, Simon https://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon-7/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1145 The Bolivar statue on the Plaza de Bolivar in Tunja dates all the way back to 1883. It was originally going to be placed in Bogota to mark their 100th anniversary of independence. In the capital there was already a statue of Bolivar, so the administration of President Nuñez donated to Boyacá and was inaugurated … Continue reading "Bolivar, Simon"

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