National Pantheon of Venezuela

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National Pantheon of Venezuela
Panteon Nacional de Caracas.jpg
Details
Established27 March 1874
Location
Caracas
CountryVenezuela
Coordinates10°30′46″N 66°54′45″W / 10.5129°N 66.9126°W / 10.5129; -66.9126Coordinates: 10°30′46″N 66°54′45″W / 10.5129°N 66.9126°W / 10.5129; -66.9126
TypePublic
Owned byVenezuelan government
Find a GraveNational Pantheon of Venezuela

The National Pantheon of Venezuela (Panteón Nacional de Venezuela) is a final resting place for national heroes. The Pantheon (Latin Pantheon,[1] from Greek Pantheon, meaning "Temple of all the Gods") was created in the 1870s on the site of the ruined Santísima Trinidad church from 1744 on the northern edge of the old town of Caracas, Venezuela.

The entire central nave is dedicated to Simón Bolívar, with the altar's place taken by the hero's bronze sarcophagus, while lesser luminaries are relegated to the aisles. The national pantheon's vault is covered with 1930s paintings depicting scenes from Bolívar's life, and the huge crystal chandelier glittering overhead was installed in 1883 on the centennial of his birth. The Pantheon was reopened in 2013 after a 3 year long process of expansion and restoration.

Gallery[]

List of people who are buried at the Pantheon[]

  • Cecilio Acosta. Writer, journalist and humanist. (5 July 1937).
  • . Doctor, leader of the Independence movement. (9 May 1876).
  • . General in the War of Independence. (6 June 1876).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (28 May 1876).
  • Lisandro Alvarado. Doctor. (14 May 1980).
  • . Lawyer, soldier and politician, father of President Raimundo Andueza Palacio. (2 September 1881).
  • . Politician. (18 May 1898).
  • Juan Bautista Arismendi. Officer in the War of Independence. (29 January 1877).
  • . Military officer and politician in the War of Independence. (18 March 1890).
  • Carlos Arvelo. Doctor and politician. (16 December 1942).
  • . Journalist. (12 July 1877).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (16 March 1966).
  • Rafael María Baralt. Writer and historian; ambassador to Spain. (23 November 1982).
  • . Military of the Federal War. (14 May 1878).
  • . Doctor and officer in the War of Independence. (5 November 1877).
  • . Military and politician of the Federal War. (25 August 1896).
  • Renato Beluche. Sailor in the Venezuelan Navy during the War of Independence. (22 July 1963).
  • José Francisco Bermúdez. Officer in the War of Independence. (24 October 1877).
  • . Lawyer, soldier and politician. (30 December 1875).
  • Andrés Eloy Blanco. Poet and politician. (2 July 1981).
  • . Priest. (3 July 1896).
  • . Sailor who fought with both San Martín and Simón Bolívar. (15 April 1876).
  • Rufino Blanco Fombona. Writer and politician. (23 June 1975).
  • Simón Bolívar. Liberator of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Venezuela. (28 October 1876).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (21 May 1876).
  • Mario Briceño Iragorry. Historian, writer and diplomat. (6 March 1991).
  • . Lawyer, journalist and writer. (6 May 1876).
  • Luis Brión. Admiral of the Venezuelan Navy in the Independence War. (10 April 1882).
  • . Military, politician and journalist. (16 August 1889).
  • Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual. Military and politician. (13 November 1872).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (17 February 1877).
  • Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi. Patriot and Heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. (14 August 1876).
  • . Heroine in the War of Independence.
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (18 May 1876).
  • Teresa Carreño. Pianist and composer. (9 December 1977).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (15 December 1971).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (11 May 1876).
  • . Lawyer, military and politician. (2 July 1893).
  • Pedro Camejo. Known by his nickname Negro Primero, hero of the War of Independence and fought with Simón Bolívar till his untimely death in the Battle of Carabobo. (24 June 2015)
  • Cipriano Castro. Military and President of Venezuela. (6 December 2002).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942).
  • Lino de Clemente. Official of the Venezuelan navy. (21 July 1961).
  • Agostino Codazzi. Military, scientist, geographer and cartographer.(16 December 1942).
  • . Military and politician at the Federal War. (20 August 1881).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (19 May 1876).
  • . (20 May 1876).
  • . (18 April 1876).
  • Juan Crisóstomo Falcón. Soldier, politician, and President of Venezuela. (1 May 1874).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942).
  • Carmelo Fernández. Officer in the War of Independence. (18 August 1983).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (29 June 1937).
  • . Politician and diplomat. (30 April 1876).
  • . Politician, poet, painter and guerrillero.(15 July 2017).
  • Rómulo Gallegos. Writer and politician, President of Venezuela. (3 May 1994).
  • . Soldier in the war of Independence. (26 November 1934).
  • . Navy officer in the War of Independence. (15 August 1896).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (27 April 1961).
  • . Soldier in the War of Independence. (5 August 1876).
  • Francisco Esteban Gómez. Officer in the War of Independence. (20 August 1881).
  • José de Jesús González. Military leader of the Federal War. (22 April 1897).
  • . (24 August 1876).
  • Guaicaipuro. Indigenous chief. (9 December 2001).
  • .
  • . (10 August 1877).
  • Antonio Leocadio Guzmán. Politician and journalist. (18 November 1884).
  • Antonio Guzmán Blanco. Military, lawyer and President of Venezuela. (1999).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942).
  • . (26 May 1876).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (24 August 1875).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (20 October 1876).
  • . Priest. (9 November 1880).
  • . Bricklayer, constructor of the Santísima Trinidad Church (Current National Pantheon). (13 December 1780).
  • . Journalist, farmer, politician, and propagator of liberal thought. President of Venezuela (5 April 1884).
  • . (21 April 1876).
  • Jacinto Lara. Officer in the War of Independence. (24 July 1911).
  • . Doctor and poet. (27 October 1983).
  • . Magistrate, lawyer, politician and journalist. Active in the War of Independence. (28 November 1876).
  • Francisco Linares Alcántara. Soldier and politician, President of Venezuela. (4 December 1878).
  • . German-born and originally named Heinrich von Lützow Officer in the War of Independence. (12 December 1877).
  • . Official of the Venezuelan Navy. (16 December 1942).
  • . Engineer, chemist and geologist. (10 July 1991).
  • Santiago Mariño. Officer in the War of Independence. (1 January 1877).
  • . Farmer leader of the Federal War. (22 April 1897).
  • . Priest, lawyer and politician during the Independence War.(16 December 1942).
  • Arturo Michelena. Painter. (29 July 1948).
  • . Doctor, university professor, and science writer. (10 November 1891).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (4 June 1879).
  • Francisco de Miranda. Venezuelan revolutionary before Bolívar, participant in the American Revolution and the French Revolution.
  • José Gregorio Monagas. General in the War of Independence, President of Venezuela, ordered the end of slavery in an 1854 presidential decree. (13 November 1872).
  • José Tadeo Monagas. Military leader, President of Venezuela. (17 May 1877).
  • Mariano Montilla. Officer in the War of Independence. (3 July 1896).
  • . Doctor, soldier and politician. (20 April 1876).
  • . Writer and officer in the War of Independence. (3 December 1954).
  • . (14 June 1892).
  • . (29 January 1878).
  • . Member of the Patriotic Society during the Independence. (17 February 1877).
  • Daniel Florencio O'Leary. Irish officer serving in the Venezuelan and Colombian army during the War of Independence. (10 April 1882).
  • . (20 December 1875).
  • Fabricio Ojeda. Journalist and news reporter who helped bring forth the triumph of the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état, ending years of military domination in state affairs, later president of Patriotic Council during the democratic transition period. (24 January 2017)
  • José Manuel Olivares. Officer in the War of Independence. (14 May 1876).
  • José Antonio Páez. General-in-Chief of Venezuelan Independence. (19 April 1888).
  • . Doctor and lawyer. Officer in the War of Independence. (1876).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (16 September 1960).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (18 May 1876).
  • Ana Teresa Parra Sanojo. Writer. (7 November 1989).
  • . (11 February 1877).
  • Miguel Peña. Lawyer and politician. (24 July 1911).
  • Fernando Peñalver. Signer of the Act of Independence. (3 July 1896).
  • Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde. Poet. (14 February 1946).
  • Manuel Piar. General in chief of the army during the Independence War.
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (23 June 1975).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942).
  • . Politician. (26 August 1877).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (15 January 1881).
  • José Luis Ramos. Humanist, founder of the Literary journalism. (16 August 1889).
  • . Scientist who studied tropical diseases. (20 August 1977).
  • Luis Razetti. Doctor and surgeon. (23 June 1982).
  • Cesar Rengifo. Painter, poet, writer. (10 May 2016).
  • José Rafael Revenga. Lawyer. (22 December 1969).
  • Armando Reveron. Painter. (10 May 2016).
  • . (12 December 1879).
  • Simón Rodríguez. Bolívar's teacher. (28 February 1954).
  • . Signer of the Act of Independence and first Commander in Chief of Venezuela's Independence Army (9 May 1851).
  • . Military and politician of the Federal War. (22 April 1897).
  • . Naturalist. (22 September 1983).
  • Cristóbal Rojas. Painter. (27 December 1958).
  • . Military leader of the Federal War. (10 August 1876).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (25 August 1896).
  • Manuela Sáenz. Heroine in the Latin American wars of independence, helped in the struggle for Peruvian independence and for women's rights and was responsible for saving Simón Bolívar from an assassination attempt in 1828. (5 July 2010)
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (5 July 1909).
  • . Lawyer and politician. (1 January 1896).
  • . Lawyer and politician. (22 June 1978).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942).
  • Juan Antonio Sotillo. Officer in the War of Independence. (9 January 1878).
  • Carlos Soublette. Officer in the War of Independence, President of Venezuela. (7 February 1970).
  • Fermín Toro. Politician, writer and diplomat. (23 April 1876).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (16 August 1889).
  • Martín Tovar y Tovar. Painter. (22 September 1983).
  • . Priest. (16 December 1942).
  • Diego Bautista Urbaneja. Lawyer and colonel. (22 October 1876).
  • . Son of Rafael Urdaneta. (24 November 1876)
  • Rafael Urdaneta. General Officer of the War of Independence. (16 May 1876).
  • . Lawyer and politician. (20 April 1876).
  • . German-born and originally named Johan Von Usler, in 1819 he brought more than 300 soldiers to aid the Venezuelans in their fight for independence. (16 December 1942).
  • José María Vargas. Doctor and surgeon, President of Venezuela. (27 April 1877).
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (c. 1920).
  • . Colonel in the War of Independence. (16 December 1942).
  • . (1876).
  • . Official of the Venezuelan Navy. (22 August 1949).
  • Ezequiel Zamora. Military leader of the Federal War. (13 November 1872)
  • . Officer in the War of Independence. (10 May 1876).

The following personalities in the preceding list are not buried in the Pantheon because their remains have not been found, but it has been decreed by the Venezuelan authorities they should be:[2]

The following person is not buried in the Pantheon but an empty tomb is kept there, next to Simon Bolivar's in the hopes that his remains will return to his homeland:

Monuments[]

Bolívar´s Apotheosis by Tito Salas
Entrance of the National Pantheon

Central Nave

  • Monument to Simón Bolívar by Pietro Tenerani.

Right Nave

  • Monument to the First Republic by Hugo Daini.
  • Monument to José Gregorio Monagas by Julio Roversi.
  • Monumento to the Federation by Juan Bautista Sales Ferré.

Left Nave

  • Monument to José Antonio Páez by José Pizzo.
  • Monument to Rafael Urdaneta by Pietro Ceccarelli.
  • Monument to José María Vargas by Franco Bianchinni.
  • Monument to Santiago Mariño by Manuel de la Fuente.

Cenotaphs[]

  • Cenotaph in honor of Francisco de Miranda by Julio Roversi.
  • Cenotaph in honor of Antonio José de Sucre by Juan Bautista Sales Ferré.
  • Cenotaph in honor of Andrés Bello by Manuel de la Fuente.

Works of Tito Salas[]

  • Alegoría de la libertad de los esclavos.
  • Apoteosis del Libertador. (1942)
  • Bolívar en el Chimborazo.
  • Bolívar y Humboldt en París.
  • El ascenso al Cerro de Potosí el 26 de octubre de 1825.
  • El tiempo graba el nombre de Bolívar para la posteridad.
  • Entrada triunfal de Bolívar a Caracas después de la Batalla de Carabobo en 1821. (1935)
  • Coat of arms of the City of Caracas (1942)
  • Escudo de la familia Bolívar. (1942)
  • Coat of arms of Venezuela (1942)
  • Foundation of Caracas. (1939)
  • Inspiración del istmo de Panamá.
  • Bolivar's pledge of independence on Sacro Hill.
  • La noche de Casacoima.
  • La Santísima Trinidad. (1933)
  • 1842 Transfer of the remains of the Liberator from La Guaira to Caracas. (1934)
  • Unión, Unión.

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Rarely Pantheum. This rare usage appears in Pliny's Natural History (XXXVI.38) in describing this edifice: Agrippae Pantheum decoravit Diogenes Atheniensis; in columnis templi eius Caryatides probantur inter pauca operum, sicut in fastigio posita signa, sed propter altitudinem loci minus celebrata.
  2. ^ Panteón Nacional, Miriam Morillo, http://www.simon-bolivar.org/bolivar/panteon_nacional.html

References[]

  • BLANCO, EDUARDO and MANUEL LANDAETA ROSALES. 1975: “Centenario del Panteón Nacional ”. Editions of the Presidency of Venezuela. Caracas – Venezuela.
  • CASTILLO LARA, LUCAS GUILLERMO. 1980: “El Panteón Nacional ”. Centauro. Caracas –Venezuela.
  • DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, RAMÓN. 1964 “El Panteón Nacional: guía para el visitante”. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela. Caracas – Venezuela.
  • LANDAETA ROSALES, MANUEL. 1896: “El Panteón Nacional”. Imprenta Colón, Caracas – Venezuela.
  • SCHAEL GUILLERMO JOSÉ. 1985: “Caracas ciudad que no vuelve”. 4th Edition. Gráficas Armitano C. A. Caracas – Venezuela.
  • STOLK, ÉDGAR. 1980: “Apuntes para la historia del Panteón Nacional”. Ediciones Centauro. Caracas – Venezuela.
  • ZAWISZA, LESZEK. and GONZÁLEZ, JAVIER JOSÉ. 1995: “Panteón Nacional”. Dictionary of History of Venezuela. Polar Foundation. Caracas – Venezuela.

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