Bolivar
South American liberator
Bolívar most often refers to Simón Bolívar, the Venezuelan military leader who liberated much of South America from Spanish rule in the early 19th century.
His name marks currencies in Venezuela and formerly Bolivia, plus countless streets, plazas, and institutions across Latin America.
Bolivia itself takes its name from him.
The statue of Bolívar stands in the central plaza.
Masculine given name
- independenceFreedom from external control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- liberationRelease from constraint
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
freedom · general · military · hero · Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru
Latin American currency
- centavoPeso's hundredth subdivision
- inflationSustained price level increase
- hyperinflationExtreme rapid price escalation
- VenezuelaNorthern South American republic
denomination · banknote · exchange · devaluation · monetary · redenomination · cash · coin
Simon
Masculine given name
- independenceFreedom from external control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- liberationRelease from constraint
South America · freedom · general · military · hero · Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia
peso
Latin American currency
- centavoPeso's hundredth subdivision
- inflationSustained price level increase
- hyperinflationExtreme rapid price escalation
Venezuela · denomination · banknote · exchange · devaluation · monetary · redenomination · cash · coin · economic
state
Condition or mode
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- provinceRegional administrative district
- plazaPublic open square
avenue · peak · mountain · city · square · municipality · region · Andes · Orinoco · territory
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- plazaPublic open square
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
avenue · park · bridge · school · university · airport · port · institution · memorial · honor
- Latin LeadersFidel Castro, Pinochet, Batista, Chavez, Lula
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- World LeadersChurchill, Winston Churchill, Eisenhower, Gorbachev, Thatcher
- LiberatorsGeorge Washington, Washington, Nelson Mandela, Mandela, Garibaldi
- Namesake PlacesWashington, Lincoln, Jefferson City, Madison, Jackson
- Cigarscigar box, cigar bands, cigar bar, torpedo, corona
Bolivarmonarchist
Supporter of kings
Holy Alliance · royalist · absolutist · imperialist · colonialist
Bolivarconquistador
Spanish colonial soldier-explorer
Pizarro · Cortés · Columbus · empire builder · enslaver