General
Simón Bolívar II

Simón Bolívar is the central figure around which the independence of six nations revolved, a titanic figure whose memory has been invoked by all political currents throughout history. This oil painting presents the Liberator in one of his most complex facets: that of the thinker forced to become a dictator to keep alive his dream of American unity. Born into the Caracas aristocracy, Bolívar combined his strategic genius in campaigns such as the Admirable Campaign of 1813 and the Battle of Boyacá in 1819 with an absolute devotion to building strong republics. At the end of his days, finding his final resting place in New Granada, he bequeathed to us not only physical freedom, but also an accurate diagnosis of the need to govern with order, reminding us that independence is only the first step in building a true nation.