Francisco de Miranda
1750 - 1816
lived in this house between 1803 and 1810. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, he was the forerunner of the independence of the republics of Latin America. Here he met in 1810 the liberator Simon Bolivar.
{The lower section gives the same text in Spanish.}
W1, Grafton Way, 58, Miranda House
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Francisco de Miranda stone plaque
"El libertador". Born Caracas. Latin American statesman and patriot who worke...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Francisco de Miranda stone plaque
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Bust was made in 1980, the same year that Camden gave permission for it to be placed in the square and an appeal for funds was launched.
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