Bolívar Municipality is a municipality in
Falcón State
Falcón State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Coro.
The state was named after Juan Crisóstomo Falcón.
History
Early history
Present day Falcón State was first explored in 1499 by Juan de la Cosa and Amé ...
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Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
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Name
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "
Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero
Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24July 178317December 1830) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bol ...
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Municipalities of Falcón
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