Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Andres Bello

1781 - 1865

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018

1. Andres Bello Marker

Inscription.
Poet, Jurist, Philologist
and Venezuelan Patriot
lived here
in 1810

Erected 1996 by English Heritage.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 51° 31.408′ N, 0° 8.28′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. Marker is on Grafton Way just west of Tottenham Court Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 58 Grafton Way, Camden, England W1T 5DL, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Francisco de Miranda (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Francisco de Miranda (here, next to this marker); The First Birth Control Clinic (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir Charles Eastlake (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); A.W. Hofmann (about 120 meters away); Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N. (about 150 meters away); Roger Fry (about 180 meters away); Virginia Woolf (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . . Andrés Bello (Wikipedia). "Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López (November 29, 1781 –

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October 15, 1865) was a Venezuelan humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture....As First Officer of Venezuela's Foreign Secretariat after the coup on April 19, 1810, he was sent to London with Simón Bolívar and Luis Lopez Mendez serving as Diplomatic Representative to procure funds for the revolutionary effort until 1813. Bello landed at Portsmouth as an attache to Bolivar's mission in July 1810. Bello had an admittedly hard life throughout his stay in England, though he managed to further develop his ideas and took a particular interest in England's social changes from the industrial and agricultural revolution. In order to earn a living while in London, Bello taught Spanish and tutored Lord Hamilton's children. In London, he met Francisco de Miranda and became a frequent visitor of his library in Grafton Way, as well as of the British Museum. During his lengthy stay in England, he curbed his feelings of homesickness and became contemporaries with thinkers and intellectuals such as José María Blanco White, Bartólome José Gallardo, Vicente Rocafuerte to name a few. He stayed in London for nineteen years acting as a secretary to legations and diplomatic affairs for Chile and Colombia. In his free time he was involved in study, teaching and journalism." (Submitted on April 20, 2018.)

Andres Bello Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018

2. Andres Bello Marker - Wide View

The Andres Bello plaque sits below that for Francisco de Miranda, and there is an additional marker for de Miranda to the right of these.

The English Heritage website notes that there are only 19 buildings in London which have more than one (official) Blue Plaque.

Additional keywords. Fitzrovia

Andres Bello Marker - Wider View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018

3. Andres Bello Marker - Wider View

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.