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Photographer: Engraved by M.N. Bate, from an original drawing late in the possession of Wm. Walton Esqr.
Taken: Circa 1819
Caption: Simón Bolívar (image courtesy of the Library of Congress)
Additional Description: "...After a coup on 19 April 1810, Venezuela achieved de facto independence when the Supreme Junta of Caracas was established and the colonial administrators deposed. The Supreme Junta sent a delegation to Great Britain to get British recognition and aid. This delegation presided by Bolívar also included two future Venezuelan notables Andrés Bello and Luis López Méndez. The trio met with Francisco de Miranda and persuaded him to return to his native land." - Wikipedia
Submitted: December 8, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p407392
File Size: 0.415 Megabytes

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