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Simón Bolívar's Swords, Casa Museo Quinta de Bolívar, Bogotá, Colômbia.

Sword (parties) and saber (battles) by El Libertador, Simon Bolivar.

Both on top of the chest.

 

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Worship of Simón Bolívar unites Chavistas and opponents in Venezuela.

 

This story, however, is often embellished. People often omit parts they don't like.

 

The left tends to overlook the fact that Bolivar, born in Caracas in 1783, was the son of a wealthy family, owner of sugar farms and copper mines. Right-wing libertarians downplay their authoritarian side: Bolivar felt that presidents should have a life-long mandate and that Senate seats should be passed from father to son.

 

 

 

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