List of places and things named after Simón Bolivar
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[edit] Places
- In Argentina:
- Bolivia
- 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:
- In Ecuador:
- In El Salvador:
- Bolívar (town), in La Unión province
- In Mexico
- General Simón Bolívar Municipality and its municipal seat, General Simón Bolívar.
- In Peru:
- Bolívar District
- Bolívar, the capital of Bolívar District
- Bolívar Province, in La Libertad Region
- In the United States:
- 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
- The Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County, southern Texas
- Bolivar, West Virginia
- 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
[edit] Things
- In Venezuela
- Venezuelan bolívar, the currency of Venezuela
- Pico Bolívar, Highest Peak in Venezuela
- Simón Bolívar Airport, airport serving the capital city of Venezuela, Caracas
- Simón Bolívar University 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)'
- Many towns and cities in Venezuela have a Plaza Bolivar
- In Colombia
- Park of Bolívar, Medellín
- Pico Simón Bolívar
- The Puerto Bolívar Airport, a private airport in the Guajira Department of Colombia
- Simón Bolívar Park, Bogotá
- Bolívar Square, Bogotá
- United States
- Bolivar Road in Cleveland, Ohio. Coincidentally this street is adjacent to the Cleveland Indians ballpark, where many a great Venezeulan shortstop 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
- Other
- Simón Bolívar International Airport, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- The Bolívar cigar brand from Cuba
- Simon Bolívar Zoo, in San José, Costa Rica
- El Club Bolívar, a Bolivian football team who play at the Estadio Libertador Simón Bolívar
- Simon Bolivar - Cluster 2, Rex Nettleford Hall of Residence, The University of the West Indies Mona
- Various streets in Milwaukee, New Orleans, Mexico City, Mexico, 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
[edit] "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
[edit] References
- ^ "Student body voted 3-1 to change BHS namesake". www.bolivar.k12.mo.us. http://www.bolivar.k12.mo.us/BHS/bhsjour/simon.html. Retrieved 2009-07-23.[dead link]
- ^ "Mount Bolivar". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/153954/mount-bolivar.html. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
