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San Carlos de Bolívar San Carlos de Bolívar (or simply Bolívar) is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Bolívar Partido. The Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria The National Agricultural Technology Institute ...
, Buenos Aires Province


Australia

*A suburb of
Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
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South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
is named in honor of him


Belgium

*Boulevard Simon Bolívar, a street in
Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
*Bolivarplaats, a square in
Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,
*Statue of Simon Bolívar "El Libertador" in front of the
Brussels-North railway station Brussels-North railway station (french: Gare de Bruxelles-Nord, nl, Station Brussel-Noord), officially Brussels-North (french: Bruxelles-Nord, link=no, nl, Brussel-Noord, link=no), is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels, Bel ...
in Brussels


Bolivia

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Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
is named after Simón Bolívar * Bolívar Province, Cochabamba ** Bolívar, Cochabamba * Villa Simón Bolívar, a small town *
Club Bolívar Club Bolívar () is a Bolivian professional football club that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División. Founded in 1925 in honor of Venezuelan military leader Simón Bolívar, it is the most successful and popular club in the history of ...
, a football team who play at the Estadio Libertador Simón Bolívar *
Copa Simón Bolívar Copa or COPA may refer to: COPA COPA may refer to: * Computer Operator Programming Assistant. trade of ITI * Child Online Protection Act, a former U.S. law to protect minors from certain material on the internet * Canadian Owners and Pilots Asso ...
, a football competition


Bulgaria

* Simón Bolívar secondary school in
Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
, opened on 1983 in honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth *Statue of Simón Bolívar in
Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
opened in 2010 in honor of the 200th anniversary of the independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela


Chile

* Simón Bolívar metro station (Santiago), Chile


Colombia

* Bolívar Department **
El Carmen de Bolívar El Carmen de Bolívar is a municipality in the department of Bolívar, Colombia, 114 km southeast of Cartagena de Indias. It is located in the orographic system of the Montes de María, being the largest population, as well as the one t ...
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Bolívar, Cauca Bolívar is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Founded in October 1784 by Domingo Belisario Gómez, the municipality covers an area of and has a population of 57,511. The population is primarily engaged in agriculture and ...
* Bolívar, Santander * Bolívar, Valle del Cauca *
Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá Ciudad Bolívar is the 19th locality in the Capital District of the Colombian capital city Bogotá. Ciudad Bolívar is located in the south of the city at the southern border of the Bogotá savanna. This district is mostly inhabited by undercla ...
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Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia Bolívar is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the sub-region of Southwestern Antioquia, it is known as the birthplace of professional international cyclists Carlos Betancur and Julián Arredondo Julián Dav ...
* Bolívar Park (Medellín, Colombia) * Carrera Bolívar, Medellín *
Simón Bolívar International Airport (Colombia) Simón Bolívar International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar) . Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil (UAEAC). Accessed 16 October 2009. is an international airport serving the city of Santa Mar ...
, serving Santa Marta city * Puerto Bolívar Airport, a private airport in
La Guajira Department La Guajira () is a department of Colombia. It occupies most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country, on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela, at the northernmost tip of South America. The capital city of the departm ...
of Colombia *
Simón Bolívar Park The Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park, best known as the Simón Bolívar Park, is a greenspace and entertainment and sports complex located in the middle of the city of Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the largest urban parks in the World with o ...
, Bogotá *
Plaza Bolívar, Bogotá A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true geometric square, used for community gatherings. ...
*Pico Simón Bolívar, at the
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (English: ''Snow-Covered Mountain Range of Saint Martha'') is an isolated mountain range in northern Colombia, separate from the Andes range that runs through the north of the country. Reaching an elevation of ...
* Simón Bolívar (TransMilenio), a bus station in Bogotá, Colombia * ''Bolívar'' (TV series), a 2019 historical drama television series


Costa Rica

* Parque Zoológico Nacional Simón Bolívar, in San José, Costa Rica


Cuba

* Bolívar (cigar brand)


Ecuador

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Bolívar Province (Ecuador) Bolívar () is a Provinces of Ecuador, province in Ecuador. The capital is Guaranda. Much of the province has a cool, 'sierra' climate, as it is located in the Andes Mountains. The area in the lower foothills has a cold, tundra-like climate. C ...
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Puerto Bolívar Puerto Bolívar is an urban parish and port city, part of the municipality of Machala, El Oro Province, Ecuador. Puerto Bolívar is one of the world's largest shipment points for bananas, most of them destined for Europe; about 80% of Ecuador's ...
, a port *
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional José Joaquín de Olmedo; ) is an international airport serving Guayaquil, the capital of the Guayas Province and the second most populous city in Ecuador. I ...
, formerly Simón Bolívar International Airport, Guayaquil, Ecuador


El Salvador

*Bolívar, a town La Unión province


France

*Avenue Simon Bolívar, an avenue in Paris. *Equestrian Statue of Simón Bolívar, just a few steps away from the
Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Locally nicknamed "'' ...
and the
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, in Paris. It was built by major French sculptor
Emmanuel Frémiet Emmanuel Frémiet (6 December 182410 September 1910) was a French sculptor. He is famous for his 1874 sculpture of Joan of Arc in Paris (and its "sister" statues in Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon) and the monument to Ferdinand de Lesseps in S ...
, famous for his Jeanne d'Arc golden statue in Paris. Frémiet sculpted it for Bogota, Colombia in 1910 before the latter offered it in 1930 to Paris for the 100th anniversary of Bolívar's death.The statue was originally at the Place de la Porte-de-Champerret, but was moved to its present location (the Cours la Reine) in 1980. * Bolivar (Paris Métro), a station. *Rue Simon Bolivar, in Goussainville, near Paris and the Charles de Gaulle Airport.


Germany

*Simon Bolívar Anlage, a street in Frankfurt


Hungary

*A park and a walkway in
Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
are named after him


India

*Simon Bolivar Marg, a street in
Chanakyapuri Chanakyapuri (Sanskrit: चाणक्यपुरी; IAST: Cāṅakyapurī ) is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority ...
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New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
. *Simon Bolivar Square, a road intersection in
Chanakyapuri Chanakyapuri (Sanskrit: चाणक्यपुरी; IAST: Cāṅakyapurī ) is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority ...
,
New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
.


Iran

*Simon Bolivar Boulevard, in
Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...


Italy

*Piazza Simone Bolivar, in
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
*Piazza Bolivar, in
Noto Noto ( scn, Notu; la, Netum) is a city and in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. It is southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains. It lends its name to the surrounding area Val di Noto. In 2002 Noto and i ...
*Parco Simon Bolivar, in
Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
Monte Sacro __NoToC__ The Mons Sacer, Sacer Mons, or Sacred Mount is a hill in Rome, famed as the location of the first secession of the plebs, in 494 BC.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'', vol. II, p. 871 ("Sacer Mons"). Geography The Mons Sacer i ...


Jamaica

*Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, Kingston, Jamaica *Simon Bolivar - Cluster 2, Rex Nettleford Hall of Residence, The University of the West Indies Mona


Mexico

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General Simón Bolívar Municipality General Simón Bolívar is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at General Simón Bolívar. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population ...
and its municipal seat,
General Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar, Durango, Mexico is a city and seat of the municipality of General Simón Bolívar, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a L ...
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Instituto Simón Bolívar ''Instituto Simón Bolívar'' (ISB) is a private school in Xoco, Benito Juárez, D.F., Benito Juárez, Mexico City. It serves levels nursery through high school (''preparatoria''). History It was founded in 1961, opening on February 2 of that year ...
, a private school in Xoco, Benito Juárez, Mexico City *
Colegio Simón Bolívar (Simon Bolivar University) Colegio Simón Bolívar (CSB) is a private school in Colonia Insurgentes, Mixcoac, Benito Juárez, Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate cit ...
, a school in Colonia Insurgentes, Mixcoac, Benito Juárez, Mexico City *
Colegio La Salle Simón Bolívar Colegio La Salle Simón Bolívar is a private school system in Mexico City. It has two campuses: the Galicia Campus in Colonia Insurgentes, Mixcoac, Benito Juárez Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican ...
, a private school system in Mexico City * ''Simón Bolívar'' (1942 film), a Mexican film * Simón Bolívar metro station (Monterrey), on Simón Bolivar Avenue


Paraguay

* Simón Bolívar District, Paraguay


Peru

* Bolívar District, Bolívar * Bolívar, Peru, the capital of Bolívar District *
Bolívar Province, Peru The Bolívar Province is a Peruvian Provinces of Peru, province located in the La Libertad Region. It is one of the twelve provinces that make up that region. Boundaries *North Amazonas Region *East San Martín Region *South Pataz Province *West ...
, in La Libertad Region * ''Simón Bolívar'' (Tadolini), three statues, one of which is in Lima


Spain

* Avenida Simón Bolívar, a street in
Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...
* ''Simón Bolívar'' (1969 film), a Spanish film


Switzerland

*Statue of Simón Bolívar in
Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...
along the
Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to t ...


Turkey

*Simon Bolivar Bulvarı, a street in
Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...


United Kingdom

* Statue of Simón Bolívar, London *
Simón Bolívar Professor of Latin-American Studies The Simón Bolívar Chair in Latin American Studies is a visiting professorship at Cambridge University, funded by the Venezuelan government. It is awarded to a distinguished Latin American scholar or other intellectual. The position is associated ...
at Cambridge University * Bolivar Terrace in Glasgow,Scotland is named after Simon Bolivar and there is a commemorative plaque on the wall of one of the buildings.


United States

* Bolivar, Alabama * ''Simón Bolívar'' (Tadolini), three statues, one of which is in United Nations Plaza in San Francisco, California * Bolivar, Georgia *
Bolivar, Indiana Bolivar is an unincorporated community in Chester Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Bolivar was founded as a railroad junction, and was not officially plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cad ...
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Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,179 and it contained 514 housing units. Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón ...
* New Orleans, Simon Bolivar Blvd, Statue *
Bolivar County, Mississippi Bolivar County ( ) is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,985. Its county seats are Rosedale and Cleveland. The county is named in honor of Simón Bolívar, earl ...
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Bolivar, Missouri Bolivar is a city and county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States. As of a 2019 estimate by the U. S. Census Bureau, the city population was 11,067. History Bolivar began as a settlement around Keeling Spring, with the majority of settle ...
with their high school namesake ''The Liberator'' *
Bolivar, New York Bolivar ( ) is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Simón Bolívar. Bolivar is on the south border of the county and is east of Olean. There is also a vill ...
** Bolivar (village), New York *
Bolivar, Ohio Bolivar (, rhymes with Oliver) is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 994 at the 2010 census. Bolivar is also home to Fort Laurens, the only American Revolutionary War-era fort in what is now Ohio. History Sh ...
*Bolivar Road in
Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
, Ohio. Coincidentally this street is adjacent to the
Cleveland Guardians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central division. Since , they have ...
ballpark, (formerly the
Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...
), franchise where many great Venezuelan shortstops have played. * Mount Bolivar, Oregon, a high point in Oregon *
Bolivar, Pennsylvania Bolivar (, rhymes with "Oliver") is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 436 at the 2020 census. Geography Bolivar is located at (40.394788, -79.151616). According to the United States Census Burea ...
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Bolivar, Tennessee Bolivar is a city in and the county seat of Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States. The town was named for South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,417. Bolivar is served by Willia ...
* Bolivar, Texas *
Statue of Simón Bolívar (Houston) An outdoor 1977 bronze sculpture of the Simón Bolívar by C. Talacca is installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, United States. The bust was dedicated in 1978. See also * 1977 in art * List of places and things ...
, Texas *
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Bolivar Peninsula ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,417 at the 2010 census. The communities of Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Caplen, Gilchrist, and High Island are located on Bo ...
* Equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar (Washington, D.C.) *
Bolivar, West Virginia Bolivar ( rhymes with Oliver) is a town in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The population was 1,045 at the 2010 census. The citizens of Bolivar chose to name their town for the South American revolutionary ...
*, a nuclear submarine *Bolivar House, Center of Latin American Studies, Stanford University *Simon Bolivar st. In New Orleans, Louisiana.


Uruguay

* Bolívar, Montevideo * Bolívar, Uruguay


Venezuela

*The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the official long name of Venezuela *
Bolívar (state) Bolívar ( es, Estado Bolívar, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital city is Ciudad Bolívar, but the largest city is Ciudad Guayana. Bolívar State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a populati ...
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Ciudad Bolívar Ciudad Bolívar (; Spanish for "Bolivar City"), formerly known as Angostura and St. Thomas de Guyana, is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolívar, Venezuela, Bolívar State. It lies at the spot where the Orinoco River narrows to about ...
, capital of Bolívar State *several municipalities: see Simón Bolívar Municipality (disambiguation) or
Bolívar Municipality (disambiguation) Bolívar Municipality may refer to: Bolivia * Bolívar Municipality, Cochabamba Venezuela * Bolívar Municipality, Aragua * Bolívar Municipality, Barinas * Bolívar Municipality, Falcón * Bolívar Municipality, Monagas *Bolívar Municipality, S ...
*many towns and cities in Venezuela have a Plaza Bolivar: see Plaza Bolivar (disambiguation) *
Simón Bolívar International Bridge The Simón Bolívar International Bridge ( es, Puente Internacional Simón Bolívar) is a bridge across the Táchira River on the Venezuela–Colombia border, connecting the city of San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela with the small town of ...
on the Venezuela–Colombia border * ''Simón Bolívar'' (Tadolini), three statues, one of which is in Caracas *
Guri Dam The Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant, also Guri Dam ( es, Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar or ''Represa de Guri''), previously known as the Raúl Leoni Hydroelectric Plant, is a concrete gravity and embankment dam in Bolívar State, Ven ...
, or the Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant, in Bolívar State, Venezuela, on the Caroni River * Teatro Simón Bolívar, a theatre in Caracas *
Venezuelan bolívar The bolívar is the official currency of Venezuela. Named after the hero of Latin American independence Simón Bolívar, it was introduced following the monetary reform in 1879, before which the venezolano was circulating. Due to its decade- ...
, the currency of Venezuela *
Pico Bolívar Pico Bolívar is the highest mountain in Venezuela, at 4,978 metres (16,332 ft).Pérez et al (Sep. 2005)"Alturas del Pico Bolívar y otras cimas andinas venezolanas a partir de observaciones Gps."INCI v.30, n.4, Caracas sep. 2005. Retrieved ...
, highest peak in Venezuela *
Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela) Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (, es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar") is an international airport located in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela, about west of downtown Caracas, the capital of ...
, serving the capital city of Venezuela, Caracas * Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela *
Centro Simón Bolívar Towers The Centro Simón Bolívar Towers TCSB also known as the Towers of Silence is a building with a pair of 32-story towers, each measuring 103 meters in height, in El Silencio district, Caracas, Venezuela. Built during the time of the presidency of M ...
, two 26-story twin towers located in Caracas, Venezuela * Simón Bolívar United World College of Agriculture *
Venesat-1 VeneSat-1, also known as Simón Bolívar (after Venezuelan independence fighter Simón Bolívar), was the first Venezuelan satellite. It was designed, built and launched by the CGWIC subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corpo ...
"Simón Bolívar", a satellite launched in 2008 * Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, an orchestra * ''Simón Bolívar'' (barque) of the Venezuelan Navy *
Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela) The Copa Simón Bolívar (English: ''Simon Bolivar Cup'') was an international football competition organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation. The idea of this competition was to create a tournament among the champions clubs of the countries ...
, a football competition *
Estadio de Fútbol de la Universidad Simón Bolívar Estadio de Fútbol Universidad Simón Bolívar (English language, English: ''football Stadium at the Simón Bolívar University'') (also known as the Campo de fútbol de la Universidad Simón Bolívar and Campo Olímpico), is a Association footba ...
in Caracas


Other uses

*Various streets in
Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...
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Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
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Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
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Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
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Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
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Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
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Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nest ...
and
New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
are named after Simón Bolívar *
International Simón Bolívar Prize The International Simón Bolívar Prize serves to recognise activities of outstanding merit that, in accordance with the ideals of Latin American independence hero Simón Bolívar, "contribute to the freedom, independence and dignity of peoples a ...


"El Libertador"

*Bolivar is often referred to as "El Libertador" (The liberator), and a number of places bear this title in his honour. In the southern part of South America "El Libertador" may refer to
José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 177817 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín () or '' the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru'', was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and cent ...
. * A number of Venezuelan municipalities are named Libertador Municipality: see
Libertador Municipality (disambiguation) Libertador Municipality may refer to the following places in Venezuela: * Libertador Bolivarian Municipality, in the Venezuelan Capital District * Libertador Municipality, Aragua * Libertador Municipality, Carabobo * Libertador Municipality, Mérida ...
* Puerto Libertador, Colombia *
Order of the Liberator The Order of the Liberator was the highest distinction of Venezuela and was appointed for services to the country, outstanding merit and benefits made to the community. For Venezuelans the order ranks first in the order of precedence from other or ...
, formerly the highest distinction of Venezuela


People with the name

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Orindatus Simon Bolivar Wall Orindatus Simon Bolivar Wall, known as O.S.B. Wall (1825–1891), was an American attorney and politician who was born into slavery but, during the American Civil War, became the first black man to be commissioned as captain in the Regular U.S. A ...
(1825–1891), the first black man to be commissioned as captain in the Regular U.S. Army *
Simon Bolivar Buckner Simon Bolivar Buckner ( ; April 1, 1823 – January 8, 1914) was an American soldier, Confederate combatant, and politician. He fought in the United States Army in the Mexican–American War. He later fought in the Confederate States Army ...
(1823–1914), American soldier and politician *
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ( ; July 18, 1886 – June 18, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II who served in the Pacific Theater. As commanding general of Alaska Defense Command, Buckner commanded America ...
(1886–1945), American lieutenant general during World War II


See also

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