SIMON
BOLIVAR
Plaque,
Dundas St.
W. on the north side of Trinity Park, Toronto
Known as “The
Liberator”, Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) led
a war for independence of the colonies of Spain in America in the
1810-26. Tributes on his plaque in Trinity Park are in English and
Spanish and include “Statesman - soldier - humanist and hero;
Great
Visionary - Man of Glory - Writer” attesting
to his role as a Venezuelan patriot and statesman. The plaque was
unveiled in 1983 on the bicentenary of his birth on behalf of
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. Bolivar lives
through the ages for the peoples of all countries who cherish
freedom, independence and a better life.