Tercero in Ponce in Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

Simon Bolivar

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023

1. Simon Bolivar Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Nacio en Caracas, Venezuela
Libertador de Venezuela, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru y Bolivia
(1783 - 1830)

Su ideario:
• La gloria está en ser grande y en ser útil. (1824)
......el corazón de los americanos es absolutamente independiente. (1823)
• La libertad del mundo está depiendiente de la salud de América. (1824)
• La primera de todas las fuerzas es la opinión pública. (1819)
• El mando me disgusta tanto como amo la gloria, y gloria no es mandar sino ejercitar grandes virtudes. (1826)
• Moral y luces son los polos de una República, moral y luces son nuestras primeras necesidades. (1819)

[English translation:]
Born in Caracas, Venezuela
Liberator of Venezuela, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
(1783 - 1830)

His ideas:
• The glory is in being great and in being useful. (1824)
......the American heart is absolutely independent. (1823)
• The freedom of the world is dependent on the health of America. (1824)
• First of all forces is public opinion. (1819)
• I dislike command as much as I love glory, and glory is not commanding but exercising great virtues. (1826)
• Morals and lights
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are the poles of a Republic, morals and lights are our first needs. (1819)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 18° 0.768′ N, 66° 36.491′ W. Marker is in Ponce in Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is in Tercero. It is at the intersection of Calle Reina Isabel and Calle Isabel-Muñoz Rivera, on the left when traveling west on Calle Reina Isabel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Reina Isabel 10, Ponce PR 00730, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Southern Coastal Zone. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles

on the Caribbean Sea,

on in the Atlantic Ocean,

in North America,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Juan Pablo Duarte (a few steps from this marker); Luis Muñoz Marin (a few steps from this marker); Jose Marti (a

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023

2. Simon Bolivar Marker

few steps from this marker); Monumento a los Veteranos (within shouting distance of this marker); El Leon Sabio (within shouting distance of this marker); Hon. Luis A. Ferre Aguayo (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); La Escuela Libre de Musica Juan Morell Campos (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Willie Vincéns Tous (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.