The National Pantheon of Venezuela (''Panteón Nacional de Venezuela'') is a final resting place for national heroes. The Pantheon (

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''Pantheon'', from Greek ''Pantheon,'' meaning " Temple of all the Gods") was created in the 1870s on the site of the ruined Santísima Trinidad church from 1744 on the northern edge of the old town of

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. The entire central nave is dedicated to

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

, with the altar's place taken by the hero's bronze sarcophagus, while lesser luminaries are relegated to the aisles. The national pantheon's vault is covered with 1930s paintings depicting scenes from Bolívar's life, and the huge crystal chandelier glittering overhead was installed in 1883 on the centennial of his birth. The Pantheon was reopened in 2013 after a 3 year long process of expansion and restoration.

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Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza (28 March 1750 – 14 July 1816), commonly known as Francisco de Miranda (), was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spani ...

Image:Sucre´s Monument - National Pantheon.jpg, Cenotaph of

Antonio José de Sucre Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá (; 3 February 1795 – 4 June 1830), known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" ( en, "Grand Marshal of Ayacucho"), was a Venezuelan independence leader who served as the president of Peru and as the second pr ...

Image:Páez sculpture - National Pantheon.jpg, Monument to

José Antonio Páez José Antonio Páez Herrera (; 13 June 1790 – 6 May 1873) was a Venezuelan leader who fought against the Spanish Crown for Simón Bolívar during the Venezuelan War of Independence. He later led Venezuela's independence from Gran Colombia. H ...

Image:Andrés Bello Monument - National Pantheon.jpg, Cenotaph of

Andrés Bello Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López (; November 29, 1781 – October 15, 1865) was a Venezuelan- Chilean humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an ...

Image:José María Vargas statue - National Pantheon.jpg, Monument to

José María Vargas José María Vargas Ponce (10 March 1786, in La Guaira – 13 April 1854, in New York City) was the president of Venezuela from 1835 to 1836. Vargas was Venezuela's first civilian president. He graduated with a degree in philosophy from the S ...

Image:Santiago Mariño statue - National Pantheon.jpg, Monument to

Santiago Mariño Santiago Mariño Carige Fitzgerald (25 July 1788 in Valle Espíritu Santo, Margarita – 4 September 1854 in La Victoria, Aragua), was a nineteenth-century Venezuelan revolutionary leader and hero in the Venezuelan War of Independence (1811– ...

Image:José Gregorio Monagas monument - National Pantheon.jpg, Monument to

José Gregorio Monagas José Gregorio Monagas (4 May 1795 – 15 July 1858) was the president of Venezuela 1851–1855 and brother of José Tadeo Monagas.

Image:1st Republic Monument - National Pantheon.jpg, First Republic Monument Image:Federation Monument - National Pantheon.jpg, Federation's Monument

List of people who are buried at the Pantheon

* Cecilio Acosta. Writer, journalist and humanist. (5 July 1937). * José Ángel de Álamo. Doctor, leader of the Independence movement. (9 May 1876). * Francisco de Paula Alcántara. General in the War of Independence. (6 June 1876). *

Demetrio Alfaro Demetrio may refer to: * Demetrio, a variant of the name Demetrius Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demet ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (28 May 1876). *

Lisandro Alvarado Lisandro Alvarado (September 19, 1858 – April 10, 1929) Biographical da ...

. Doctor. (14 May 1980). *

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. Indigenous rebel. (8 March 2017) *

Raimundo Andueza The name Raimundo may refer to: * Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino (1907–1986) * Raimundo Calcagno, Spanish screenwriter * Raimundo Rolón, brief President of Paraguay * Raimundo Orsi, Argentinian footballer * Raimundo Diosdado Caballero, Ca ...

. Lawyer, soldier and politician, father of President

Raimundo Andueza Palacio Raimundo Ignacio Andueza Palacio (6 February 1846 – 17 August 1900), was the president of Venezuela (1890–1892). He also served twice as his country's Minister of Foreign Affairs. A member of the Liberal Party, Andueza entered politics as d ...

. (2 September 1881). *

Francisco Aranda Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

. Politician. (18 May 1898). *

Juan Bautista Arismendi Juan Bautista Arismendi (March 15, 1775 – June 22, 1841) was a Venezuelan patriot and general of the Venezuelan War of Independence. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela. Arismendi was born in La Asuncion, Isla Margarita Mar ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (29 January 1877). *

Jesús María Aristeguieta Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Ac ...

. Military officer and politician in the War of Independence. (18 March 1890). *

Carlos Arvelo Carlos Arvelo Guevara was known for being a distinguished professor, and the first military doctor of Venezuela, and he played an important role in establishing health services in the country. Many places were named after him like the municipali ...

. Doctor and politician. (16 December 1942). *

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. Journalist. (12 July 1877). *

Francisco de Paula Avendaño Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (16 March 1966). *

Rafael María Baralt Rafael María Baralt y Pérez (3 July 1810 - 4 January 1860) was a Venezuelan diplomat and one of the country's most famed writers, philologists, and historians. He was the first Latin American to occupy a chair at the Real Academia Española. B ...

. Writer and historian; ambassador to Spain. (23 November 1982). *

José Miguel Barceló José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

. Military of the Federal War. (14 May 1878). * Pedro Bárcenas. Doctor and officer in the War of Independence. (5 November 1877). * Víctor Barret de Nazarís. Military and politician of the Federal War. (25 August 1896). *

Renato Beluche Renato Beluche (15 December 1780 – 4 October 1860) was an American-born Venezuelan merchant, pirate and privateer active in the early nineteenth century Gulf Coast. Born in New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana to a French smuggler, Beluche went to s ...

. Sailor in the Venezuelan Navy during the War of Independence. (22 July 1963). *

José Francisco Bermúdez José Francisco Bermúdez (23 January 1782, Cariaco – 15 December 1831, Cumaná) was a Venezuelan revolutionary and military officer. A major lieutenant of Simón Bolívar, he fought in the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank o ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (24 October 1877). * Pedro Bermúdez Cousín. Lawyer, soldier and politician. (30 December 1875). * Andrés Eloy Blanco. Poet and politician. (2 July 1981). * José Félix Blanco. Priest. (3 July 1896). * Manuel Blanco. Sailor who fought with both San Martín and Simón Bolívar. (15 April 1876). *

Rufino Blanco Fombona Rufino Blanco Fombona (1874–1944) was a Venezuelan History of literature, literary historian and Intellectual, man of letters who played a major role in bringing the works of Latin American writers to world attention. He is buried in the N ...

. Writer and politician. (23 June 1975). *

. Liberator of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Venezuela. (28 October 1876). * Justo Bricéño. Officer in the War of Independence. (21 May 1876). * Mario Briceño Iragorry. Historian, writer and diplomat. (6 March 1991). *

Domingo Briceño y Briceño Domingo may refer to: People * Domingo (name), a Spanish name and list of people with that name * Domingo (producer) (born 1970), American hip-hop producer * Saint Dominic (1170–1221), Castilian Catholic priest, founder of the Friars popularly ...

. Lawyer, journalist and writer. (6 May 1876). *

Luis Brión Felipe Luis Brión Detrox (July 6, 1782, Curaçao – September 27, 1821, Curaçao) was a military officer who fought in the Venezuelan War of Independence. He rose to the rank of admiral in the navies of Venezuela and the old Republic o ...

. Admiral of the Venezuelan Navy in the Independence War. (10 April 1882). * Blas Bruzual. Military, politician and journalist. (16 August 1889). *

Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual (Santa Marta, Colombia, 1830 – Curaçao, 15 August 1868), was a military leader committed to liberal ideas, also in charge of the War and Navy Ministry in 1864, and in 1868 was designated provisional president of Ve ...

. Military and politician. (13 November 1872). *

Lorenzo Bustillos Lorenzo may refer to: People * Lorenzo (name) Places Peru * San Lorenzo Island (Peru), sometimes referred to as the island of Lorenzo United States * Lorenzo, Illinois * Lorenzo, Texas * San Lorenzo, California, formerly Lorenzo * Lorenzo State ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (17 February 1877). *

Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi (September 25, 1799 – June 2, 1866) was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. The beginning of the war Luisa was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to José Domingo Cáceres and Carmen Díaz, prospe ...

. Patriot and Heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. (14 August 1876). * Josefa Venancio de la Encarnación Camejo. Heroine in the War of Independence. *

Francisco Carabaño Aponte Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (18 May 1876). *

Teresa Carreño María Teresa Gertrudis de Jesús Carreño García (December 22, 1853June 12, 1917) was a Venezuelan pianist, soprano, composer, and conductor. Over the course of her 54-year concert career, she became an internationally renowned virtuoso pia ...

. Pianist and composer. (9 December 1977). * José de la Cruz Carrillo. Officer in the War of Independence. (15 December 1971). * Carlos Luis Castelli. Officer in the War of Independence. (11 May 1876). * Juan Francisco del Castillo. Lawyer, military and politician. (2 July 1893). * Pedro Camejo. Known by his nickname ''Negro Primero'', hero of the War of Independence and fought with Simón Bolívar till his untimely death in the Battle of Carabobo. (24 June 2015) * Cipriano Castro. Military and President of Venezuela. (6 December 2002). *

Manuel Cedeño Manuel Cedeño (Cardonal, Aragua state, Venezuela, 6 May 1780 - Battle of Carabobo, Venezuela, 24 June 1821) was an officer of the Venezuelan Patriot army who reached the position of Division General, who distinguished himself in the Venezuelan War ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942). *

Lino de Clemente Lino de Clemente (1767–1834) was a figure in the movement to obtain Venezuelan independence from Spain. Clemente was born in what is now Venezuela and received his early education in Spain before joining the Spanish Navy, where he served from 1 ...

. Official of the Venezuelan navy. (21 July 1961). *

Agostino Codazzi Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi (alternatively known in Latin America as Agustín Codazzi; 12 July 1793 – 7 February 1859) was an Italo-Venezuelan soldier, scientist, geographer, cartographer, and governor of Barinas (1846–1847 ...

. Military, scientist, geographer and cartographer.(16 December 1942). * Juan Fermín Colmenares. Military and politician at the Federal War. (20 August 1881). * Juan José Conde. Officer in the War of Independence. (19 May 1876). * José María Delgado Correa. (20 May 1876). * Manuel María Echeandía. (18 April 1876). *

Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce (27 January 1820 – 29 April 1870) was the president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868.León de Febres Cordero. Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942). * Carmelo Fernández. Officer in the War of Independence. (18 August 1983). * Fernando Figueredo. Officer in the War of Independence. (29 June 1937). * Alejo Fortique. Politician and diplomat. (30 April 1876). * Argimiro Gabaldon. Politician, poet, painter and guerrillero.(15 July 2017). *

Rómulo Gallegos Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was ...

. Writer and politician, President of Venezuela. (3 May 1994). * Juan Garcés. Soldier in the war of Independence. (26 November 1934). *

José María García José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

. Navy officer in the War of Independence. (15 August 1896). *

Valentín García ''Valentín'' is a 2002 Argentine- French-Italian drama film written and directed by Alejandro Agresti. The film features Rodrigo Noya as Valentín and Carmen Maura as the grandmother. Director Alejandro Agresti also stars as Valentín's father ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (27 April 1961). *

Miguel Gil --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disam ...

. Soldier in the War of Independence. (5 August 1876). *

Francisco Esteban Gómez Francisco Esteban Gómez (Santa Ana (Nueva Esparta), Santa Ana, December 26, 1783 – La Asunción, August 6, 1853 ) was a Venezuelan people, Venezuelan military officer who was active in the Venezuelan War of Independence. Known as the “patr ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (20 August 1881). * José de Jesús González. Military leader of the Federal War. (22 April 1897). * Tomás Green. (24 August 1876). *

Guaicaipuro Cacique Guaicaipuro was a legendary native (indigenous) Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.http://www.saber.ula.ve/bitstream/handle/ ...

. Indigenous chief. (9 December 2001). *

Juan Bautista Guerra Carrillo ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronoun ...

. * Manuel María Guevara. (10 August 1877). * Antonio Leocadio Guzmán. Politician and journalist. (18 November 1884). *

Antonio Guzmán Blanco Antonio José Ramón de La Trinidad y María Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 – 28 July 1899) was a Venezuelan military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician. He was the president of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870 until 1 ...

. Military, lawyer and President of Venezuela. (1999). *

Tomás de Heres Tomás may refer to: * Tomás (given name) * Tomás (surname) Tomás is a Spanish and Portuguese surname, equivalent of '' Thomas''. It may refer to: * Antonio Tomás (born 1985), professional Spanish footballer * Belarmino Tomás (1892–1950) ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942). *

Francisco Hurtado Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

. (26 May 1876). * Andrés Ibarra. Officer in the War of Independence. (24 August 1875). * Diego Ibarra. Officer in the War of Independence. (20 October 1876). *

Francisco de Ibarra Francisco de Ibarra (1539 –June 3, 1575) was a Spanish- Basque explorer, founder of the city of Durango, and governor of the Spanish province of Nueva Vizcaya, in present-day Durango and Chihuahua. Biography Francisco de Ibarra was born a ...

. Priest. (9 November 1880). * Juan Domingo del Sacramento Infante. Bricklayer, constructor of the Santísima Trinidad Church (Current National Pantheon). (13 December 1780). * Tomás Lander. Journalist, farmer, politician, and propagator of liberal thought. President of Venezuela (5 April 1884). *

José Prudencio Lanz José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

. (21 April 1876). *

Jacinto Lara Jacinto Lara ( Carora, 5 June 1777 - Barquisimeto, 25 February 1859), was a Venezuelan independence leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence. His contribution included participating in Simón Bolívar's 1813 Admirable Campaign. He ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (24 July 1911). * Francisco Lazo Martí. Doctor and poet. (27 October 1983). *

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. Magistrate, lawyer, politician and journalist. Active in the War of Independence. (28 November 1876). *

Francisco Linares Alcántara Francisco de Paula Linares Alcántara (13 April 1825 – 30 November 1878) was the president of Venezuela (1877–1878) and a member of the Liberal Party of Venezuela. Personal life Francisco Linares Alcántara was born on April 13, 1825 in ...

. Soldier and politician, President of Venezuela. (4 December 1878). * Enrique Luzón. German-born and originally named Heinrich von Lützow Officer in the War of Independence. (12 December 1877). * José Tomás Machado. Official of the Venezuelan Navy. (16 December 1942). * Vicente Marcano. Engineer, chemist and geologist. (10 July 1991). *

. Officer in the War of Independence. (1 January 1877). * Zoilo Medrano. Farmer leader of the Federal War. (22 April 1897). * Ramón Ignacio Méndez de la Barta. Priest, lawyer and politician during the Independence War.(16 December 1942). *

Arturo Michelena Francisco Arturo Michelena Castillo (; 16 June 1863 – 29 July 1898) was a Venezuelan painter known for his historical and genre scenes and portraits. Biography His father, Juan Antonio Michelena (1832-1918) was also a painter. His mothe ...

. Painter. (29 July 1948). * Guillermo Michelena Salías. Doctor, university professor, and science writer. (10 November 1891). * Carlos Minchin. Officer in the War of Independence. (4 June 1879). *

. Venezuelan revolutionary before Bolívar, participant in the

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. *

José Gregorio Monagas José Gregorio Monagas (4 May 1795 – 15 July 1858) was the president of Venezuela 1851–1855 and brother of José Tadeo Monagas.

. General in the War of Independence, President of Venezuela, ordered the end of slavery in an 1854 presidential decree. (13 November 1872). *

José Tadeo Monagas José Tadeo Monagas Burgos (28 October 1784 – 18 November 1868) was the president of Venezuela 1847–1851 and 1855–1858, and a hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence. Career Presidency In 1846, to head off the challenge from the Lib ...

. Military leader, President of Venezuela. (17 May 1877). *

Mariano Montilla Mariano Montilla (8 September 1782 in Caracas – 22 September 1851 in Caracas) was a major general of the Army of Venezuela in the Venezuelan War of Independence. Biography Youth As a young man he went to Spain where he joined the Ameri ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (3 July 1896). * Juan de Dios Monzón. Doctor, soldier and politician. (20 April 1876). *

José Trinidad Morán José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

. Writer and officer in the War of Independence. (3 December 1954). * Tomás Muñoz y Ayala. (14 June 1892). * Pedro Navarro Bolet. (29 January 1878). * Carlos Núñez. Member of the Patriotic Society during the Independence. (17 February 1877). *

Daniel Florencio O'Leary Daniel Florence O'Leary ( ga, Dónall Fínín Ó Laoghaire; 14 February 1801 – 24 February 1854) was a military general and aide-de-camp under Simón Bolívar. Life O'Leary was born in Cork, Ireland; his father was Jeremiah O'Leary, a b ...

. Irish officer serving in the Venezuelan and Colombian army during the War of Independence. (10 April 1882). * Manuel Germán Ojeda Muñiz. (20 December 1875). *

Fabricio Ojeda Fabricio Ojeda (6 February 1929 - 21 June 1966) was a Venezuelan journalist, politician, and guerrilla leader. He was the President of the Patriotic Junta that organised the movement to end Marcos Pérez Jiménez' dictatorship (1952-1958), and was ...

. Journalist and news reporter who helped bring forth the triumph of the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état, ending years of military domination in state affairs, later president of Patriotic Council during the democratic transition period. (24 January 2017) * José Manuel Olivares. Officer in the War of Independence. (14 May 1876). *

. General-in-Chief of Venezuelan Independence. (19 April 1888). * Miguel Palacio Fajardo. Doctor and lawyer. Officer in the War of Independence. (1876). * Juan Antonio Paredes Angulo. Officer in the War of Independence. (16 September 1960). * Francisco Vicente Parejo. Officer in the War of Independence. (18 May 1876). * Ana Teresa Parra Sanojo. Writer. (7 November 1989). *

Jesús María Paúl Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Ac ...

. (11 February 1877). * Miguel Peña. Lawyer and politician. (24 July 1911). * Fernando Peñalver. Signer of the Act of Independence. (3 July 1896). * Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde. Poet. (14 February 1946). *

Manuel Piar Manuel Carlos María Francisco Piar Gómez (April 28, 1774 – October 16, 1817) was General-in-Chief of the army fighting Spain during the Venezuelan War of Independence. Heritage and early life The son of Fernando Alonso Piar y Lottyn, a Span ...

. General in chief of the army during the Independence War. * Gabriel Picón González. Officer in the War of Independence. (23 June 1975). *

Judas Tadeo Piñango Judas Iscariot (; grc-x-biblical, Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης; syc, ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ; died AD) was a Disciple (Christianity), disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ (title), Christ. According to a ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942). *

Simón Planas Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

. Politician. (26 August 1877). * José Ignacio Pulido del Pumar. Officer in the War of Independence. (15 January 1881). * José Luis Ramos. Humanist, founder of the Literary journalism. (16 August 1889). * Rafael Rangel. Scientist who studied tropical diseases. (20 August 1977). *

Luis Razetti Luis Razetti (Caracas, Venezuela, September 10, 1862 - May 14, 1932) was a surgeon, who supported and managed a number of advances in the progress of Venezuelan medicine. He gained his Doctorate in Medicine from the Central University of Venezuela ...

. Doctor and surgeon. (23 June 1982). * Cesar Rengifo. Painter, poet, writer. (10 May 2016). *

José Rafael Revenga José Rafael Revenga y Hernández (24 November 1786 – 9 March 1852 venezuelatuya.com/ref>) was a minister of foreign affairs of Gran Colombia (1819–1821). He was the 2nd Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Colombia starting 17 September 1825, ...

. Lawyer. (22 December 1969). * Armando Reveron. Painter. (10 May 2016). * Pedro Rodríguez. (12 December 1879). *

Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez (October 28, 1769, Caracas, Venezuela – February 28, 1854, Amotape, Peru), known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a Venezuelan philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and men ...

. Bolívar's teacher. (28 February 1954). *

Francisco Rodríguez del Toro Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

. Signer of the Act of Independence and first Commander in Chief of Venezuela's Independence Army (9 May 1851). * Donato Rodríguez Silva. Military and politician of the Federal War. (22 April 1897). * Arístides Rojas. Naturalist. (22 September 1983). * Cristóbal Rojas. Painter. (27 December 1958). * Pedro Manuel Rojas Mercado. Military leader of the Federal War. (10 August 1876). * Juan José Rondón. Officer in the War of Independence. (25 August 1896). *

Manuela Sáenz Doña Manuela Sáenz de Vergara y Aizpuru (27 December 1797 – 23 November 1856) was an Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine of South America who supported the revolutionary cause by gathering information, distributing leaflets and protesting for ...

. Heroine in the

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, helped in the struggle for Peruvian independence and for women's rights and was responsible for saving Simón Bolívar from an assassination attempt in 1828. (5 July 2010) *

Bartolomé Salom Bartolomé Antonio de la Concepción Salom Borges (Puerto Cabello, August 24, 1780 – October 30, 1863) was a VenezuelanCriollo people, -born general and patriotic leader in the Venezuelan War of Independence. He is considered a national hero ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (5 July 1909). * Tomás José Sanabria y Meleán. Lawyer and politician. (1 January 1896). *

Luis Sanojo Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

. Lawyer and politician. (22 June 1978). *

José Laurencio Silva José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

. Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942). * Juan Antonio Sotillo. Officer in the War of Independence. (9 January 1878). *

Carlos Soublette Carlos Valentín José de la Soledad Antonio del Sacramento de Soublette y Jerez de Aristeguieta (15 December 1789 – 11 February 1870) was the president of Venezuela from 1837 to 1839 and 1843 to 1847 and a hero of the Venezuelan War of I ...

. Officer in the War of Independence, President of Venezuela. (7 February 1970). * Fermín Toro. Politician, writer and diplomat. (23 April 1876). * Pedro León Torres. Officer in the War of Independence. (16 August 1889). *

Martín Tovar y Tovar Martín Tovar y Tovar (10 February 1827 – 17 December 1902) was a Venezuelan painter, best known for his portraits and historical scenes. Biography Tovar was born and died in Caracas. His father, Antonio María Tovar (1791–1860), was a fo ...

. Painter. (22 September 1983). * José Vicente de Unda. Priest. (16 December 1942). *

Diego Bautista Urbaneja Diego Bautista Urbaneja (December 16, 1782 – January 12, 1856) was a Venezuelan political figure. Biography In 1830, when Venezuela achieved independence after the dissolution of Gran Colombia, he became the Minister of Finance in 1830. He be ...

. Lawyer and colonel. (22 October 1876). *

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. Son of Rafael Urdaneta. (24 November 1876) *

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. General Officer of the War of Independence. (16 May 1876). * Wenceslao Urrutia. Lawyer and politician. (20 April 1876). *

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. German-born and originally named Johan Von Usler, in 1819 he brought more than 300 soldiers to aid the Venezuelans in their fight for independence. (16 December 1942). *

. Doctor and surgeon, President of Venezuela. (27 April 1877). * Miguel Antonio Vásquez. Officer in the War of Independence. (c. 1920). * José Joaquín Veroes. Colonel in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942). * Francisco Javier Yánez. (1876). * José Ramón Yépez. Official of the Venezuelan Navy. (22 August 1949). *

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. Military leader of the Federal War. (13 November 1872) *

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. Officer in the War of Independence. (10 May 1876). The following personalities in the preceding list are not buried in the Pantheon because their remains have not been found, but it has been decreed by the Venezuelan authorities they should be:Panteón Nacional, Miriam Morillo, http://www.simon-bolivar.org/bolivar/panteon_nacional.html *

. First leader of the Venezuelan Independence, participant at the

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. * Josefa Camejo. Heroine of the Independence War. *

. Indigenous chief that fought against the Spaniards. *

. General in chief of the army during the Independence War. The following person is not buried in the Pantheon but an empty tomb is kept there, next to Simon Bolivar's in the hopes that his remains will return to his homeland: *

. Hero of the South American Independence War, second President of Bolivia

Monuments

Central Nave * Monument to Simón Bolívar by Pietro Tenerani. Right Nave * Monument to the First Republic by Hugo Daini. * Monument to José Gregorio Monagas by Julio Roversi. * Monumento to the Federation by Juan Bautista Sales Ferré. Left Nave * Monument to José Antonio Páez by José Pizzo. * Monument to Rafael Urdaneta by Pietro Ceccarelli. * Monument to José María Vargas by Franco Bianchinni. * Monument to Santiago Mariño by Manuel de la Fuente.

Cenotaphs

* Cenotaph in honor of Francisco de Miranda by Julio Roversi. * Cenotaph in honor of Antonio José de Sucre by Juan Bautista Sales Ferré. * Cenotaph in honor of Andrés Bello by Manuel de la Fuente.

Works of Tito Salas

* ''Alegoría de la libertad de los esclavos.'' * ''Apoteosis del Libertador.'' (1942) * ''Bolívar en el Chimborazo.'' * ''Bolívar y Humboldt en París.'' * ''El ascenso al Cerro de Potosí el 26 de octubre de 1825.'' * ''El tiempo graba el nombre de Bolívar para la posteridad.'' * ''Entrada triunfal de Bolívar a Caracas después de la Batalla de Carabobo en 1821.'' (1935) * ''Coat of arms of the City of Caracas'' (1942) * ''Escudo de la familia Bolívar.'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''Foundation of Caracas.'' (1939) * ''Inspiración del istmo de Panamá.'' * ''Bolivar's pledge of independence on Sacro Hill.'' * ''La noche de Casacoima.'' * ''La Santísima Trinidad.'' (1933) * ''1842 Transfer of the remains of the Liberator from La Guaira to Caracas.'' (1934) * ''Unión, Unión.''

Notes

References

* BLANCO, EDUARDO and MANUEL LANDAETA ROSALES. 1975: “''Centenario del Panteón Nacional ''”. Editions of the Presidency of Venezuela. Caracas – Venezuela. * CASTILLO LARA, LUCAS GUILLERMO. 1980: “''El Panteón Nacional ''”. ''Centauro''. Caracas –Venezuela. * DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, RAMÓN. 1964 “''El Panteón Nacional: guía para el visitante''”. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela. Caracas – Venezuela. * LANDAETA ROSALES, MANUEL. 1896: “''El Panteón Nacional''”. ''Imprenta Colón'', Caracas – Venezuela. * SCHAEL GUILLERMO JOSÉ. 1985: “''Caracas ciudad que no vuelve''”. 4th Edition. ''Gráficas Armitano C. A''. Caracas – Venezuela. * STOLK, ÉDGAR. 1980: “''Apuntes para la historia del Panteón Nacional''”. ''Ediciones Centauro''. Caracas – Venezuela. * ZAWISZA, LESZEK. and GONZÁLEZ, JAVIER JOSÉ. 1995: “''Panteón Nacional''”. Dictionary of History of Venezuela. Polar Foundation. Caracas – Venezuela.

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