Walk through the Bolivar square
Years ago they remodeled a small square in the town of Cagua, near where I live. This square is the one that pays homage to the Liberator Simon Bolivar who was the liberator of many countries in South America, it is curious that although it is near the center of the city this square is small and is not given as much attention as the square of Mariscal Antonio Jose de Sucre, which is large and is in the center.
For a long time I wanted to take pictures of this place and today as the city is empty, there is almost no transportation and many stores are closed was the perfect time to stop my walk and observe well the square, I was going to the bank to withdraw cash and I did not want to leave for later this I wanted to do long ago, I set out to contemplate in all aspects. At first glance it may seem a space without grace and without historical value, but the truth is that it has several works of art that together all combine a life that was short because it lasted 47 years, but intense and interesting, that left fruits and marked the history of many countries.
When I passed it was 12 o'clock, Meridian and it was hot, there were two people sitting, men of different ages. The older one started to look at me strangely while I was taking pictures, maybe he was surprised to see that someone was calling his attention to something that for some people has no value. I started taking pictures right on the wall that adjoins the Banco de Venezuela, surrounded at the top by barbed wire, and then by 4 thin cables that have electricity as a security measure.
That wall has signs of the passage of time, showing the water filtration, at the end there is a wall where the square ends, and there are 7 pictures of white background that have some figures in relief and if you do not know the history of Simon Bolivar maybe these figures would not make sense or maybe yes, I do not know let's describe it, I will describe them to you next:
You can see that in the first one there are two women, one with long hair near what looks like a window, and the other who has large earrings and a cloth on her head and has in her arms a baby who is breastfeeding, these women symbolize the mother of the Liberator and his slave the black woman Matea who was the one who breastfed Simon as a baby.
The next one shows two men, one younger than the other, sitting at a table, with books and pens. It is the part of the story where Bolivar receives education from his teacher Simon Rodriguez.
In the third one we are already in a party, where we can see a priest, many people, flowers and a couple embracing in the center. It is the wedding of Bolivar with Maria Teresa del Toro, she died 8 months later by the yellow fever virus.
In the fourth sculpture appear two men surrounded by Lomas, one seated and the other standing with a hand raised in sign of an oath, it was the moment in which Bolivar even with the pain of the loss of his wife, swears in Monte Sacro, Rome, Italy in front of his teacher Simon Rodriguez and pronounces the following words:
"I swear before you; I swear by the God of my fathers; I swear by them; I swear by my honor, and I swear by the Fatherland, that I will give no rest to my arm, nor repose to my soul, until I have broken the chains that oppress us by the will of the Spanish power."
Origen
The following sculpture represents the rebellion against the Spanish empire that he traveled miles on horseback organizing his army. It is also the struggle he waged: war.
Then there is another sculpture with angels on their heads, symbolizing the triumph and peace after the war. Bolivar appears with his sword, as in all the others, and some people, with their arms up in jubilation.
In the penultimate sculpture he appears on his horse, riding through the Andes Mountains with others at his side.
And finally, Bolivar appears embraced by a man with a long beard, with the impression that he is asleep in a deep sleep where he will never return.
After this tour I looked for the signature of the sculptor, or his name, and I found the initials S and R in the first sculpture, I guess it is the signature of the author. I feel a little nostalgic to see this deteriorated art, but in its beginnings it was beautiful. Merits to the sculptor. When I studied history, it was not one of my favorite subjects, but with these sculptures it is easy to remember the most important moments in Bolivar's life.
After photographing the sculptures, I took a 360% view of the plaza before continuing, I noticed that it has few benches but the same since its remodeling, and the street lamps or lamp posts have no lamps so at night it must be somewhat gloomy. In the center is the statue of Bolivar with his sword, and a wreath of dried flowers that are offerings that are placed every December 17 in commemoration of the death of the Liberator. In the writing it says that it was remodeled in 1983 but I am sure that 10 years have not passed since they created the sculptures, there is also a telephone booth that reminds me of the years I have lived 😁 because I got to use them.
Suddenly I started to reflect how my life would look like in sculpture, 🤔 I have almost the same age of Bolivar when he died, this exercise would be a good way to make memory and an interesting initiative, if you like the idea tell me in the comments if you would like to participate and maybe it will motivate me to create an initiative to have fun and get to know each other in a creative way, I hope you enjoyed my walk.
This was my participation in the Wednesday walk, created by @tattoodjay.
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