On his Twitter account, Arce highlighted that the ideals of independence and unity of Latin American countries postulated by Bolivar are more valid than ever.

The Liberator is one of the main figures of the emancipation campaigns that took place in American lands dominated by Spanish colonialism.

This Venezuelan hero, bastion of the independence of several Latin American countries, died on December 17, 1830 at the San Pedro Alejandrino farm, located in the city of Santa Marta, Colombia, and his legacy is a guide to achieve regional unity.

In squares and institutions, on the 191st anniversary of his death on Friday, tribute is being paid to Bolivar, whom President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro described on Twitter as “the hero who broke the imperial chains to achieve the independence of the peoples of the Great Homeland.”

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