"El libertador". Born Caracas. Latin American statesman and patriot who worked to liberated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru & Venezuela from Spanish rule. In London briefly in 1810. Died in Santa Marta, Colombia while preparing to return to Europe. Fitzrovia News carries an article about Bolivar's time in Fitzrovia.
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Simon Bolivar
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Francisco de Miranda stone plaque
Francisco de Miranda 1750 - 1816 lived in this house between 1803 and 1810....
Simon Bolivar - blue plaque
English Heritage Simon Bolivar, 1783 - 1830, liberator of Latin America, lod...
Simon Bolivar - stone plaque
Simon Bolivar el libertador. The great Latin American statesman and patriot w...
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Serbian Council of Great Britain
An independent, non-profit, and non-political organisation established to promote the interests of the Serbian community in Great Britain. Founded in London after intensive consultations with the S...
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Jose de San Martin
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Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Argentina, Chile, France, Peru
3 memorials
Nicaraguan Revolution
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1 memorial
John Alcindor
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1 memorial
Andreas Kalvos
Poet. Born on the island of Zakynthos (then part of the Venetian Republic). In 1802 his father took him and his brother to a Greek community in Livorno, Italy and he never saw his mother again. He ...
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Surrey Docks
The south bank of the Thames used to be in Surrey, now in Southwark. The first dock created here in 1696 was initially named Howland Great Wet Dock and then Greenland Dock due to the whaling ships ...
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A. J. Phelps
Architect associated with Surbiton. Also built the 1871 Church of St John, Grove Lane, Kingston upon Thames.
1 memorial
Pablo Picasso
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