THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE LIBERATOR - History of the Birthplace of the Liberator

Sep 28, 2026

Historical narrative tracing the origins and references to the house where Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas. It describes the convent of San Jacinto and nearby principal street, linking property records, marriages, guardianship, and lawsuits involving Josefa Marín de Narváez and Pedro de Ponte Andrade Jaspe de Montenegro. The account cites wills and dated clauses, then follows the family’s succession, wealth, and the house’s later transformation into a long-term Bolivar-family estate.

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History of the Birthplace of the Liberator

# THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE LIBERATOR SIMON BOLIVAR WITHDR he Birthpldcesrsity of Memphisof The LiberatorSimon Bolivar Qahn Wllard BsteLiBrary mphls Sate QnloetslMemphla,□annesE Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/birthplaceoflite0000unse F3235.3 B5x g人 # HISTORY OF THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE LIBERATOR OON THE SITE OF THE PRESENT-DAY PRINCIPAL MARKET OFCARACAs,there stood until 1874 the austere buildingof the Convent of San Jacinto.The street which ran west-erly of the convent and today is known by the name of concerning it records it as part of the dowry Josefa Marinde Narvaez brought in her marriage to Pedro de PonteAndrade Jaspe de Montenegro. Josefa,born in 1668,was the daughter of FranciscoSur 1,was the principal street in the early days of Caracas Marin de Narvaez,an enterprising and active man,native,because,being under the jurisdiction of the Iglesia Metro-according to his testament,of Cojar in the Kingdom ofpolitana(Main Church),its houses were occupied by the Granada;owner,because he had bought them from thepeople of social standing.On its northerly end Diego de King for 40,000 pesos,of the Aroa mines,and proprietorLosada constructed his city home and on its extension of farming and grazing lands which comprised a consid-toward the south,Don Diego de Banos y Sotomayor,inerable “hacienda”which,in the hands of its owner,was16g6,built the Santa Rosalia Church.constantly augmented by reason of the money-makingability Marin de Narvaez possessed and demonstrated. On this street,facing the plaza of the Convent,a little onthe southwesterly side,was built the house in which the Marin de Narvaez died in Madrid in 1673.In his will Liberator was later to be born;the first available account he named as sole heir his daughter Josefa,who at that time 1 HISTORY OF THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE LIBERATOR had attained her fifth year.In 1681,at the age of 13,Josefa the available data that contains the earliest reference rela-married don Pedro de Ponte Andrade Jaspe de Monte-tive to the house in which the Liberator was born is thatnegro,nephew of her guardian.It is from then,as has containedin the willof Don Pedro de Ponte Andrade,datedalready been indicated,that we begin to have accurate1716,in which it is stated under clause 13:“Also I declare:records of the house in which the Liberator was born andthat at the time and when I contracted the said marriage Igrew until his adolescence.had neither wealth nor goods of any kind and that my wifeIn 16g1,Josefa,shortly after the death of her guardianbrought to the marriage some houses in this city on theand with the permission of her husband,started suit againstplaza of the San Jacinto convent,and an estate plantedthe estate of her tutor and guardian,laying claim to whatwith cocoa trees situated in the valley of St.Nicholas,juris-had not been delivered to her of the properties of herdiction of the city of Barquisimeto and another“hacienda”father and of her aunt.The contending parties settled theiralso of cocoa,in the valley of Niaren,jurisdiction of thesuit through the mediation of the Bishop of Caracas,Doncity of Nirgua with a number of slaves on both properties,Diego de Banos y Sotomayor.As a result,the heirs oftogether with the ownership of the land which made upJosefa,who had died in the meantime,received real estatethese "haciendas,"which on former occasions were de-and other forms of wealth to the amount of 8o,00o pesoslivered to me by my said uncle,who was guardian of myfrom the estate of Jaspe de Montenegro.said wife;I declare this so that it shall be known." The house on the plaza San Jacinto is not mentioned inDon Pedro de Ponte had six children,boys and girls,bythe document that was signed in connection with thishis wife,fecund in her short life.One of these children,transaction,based on the litigation,by the executor of theMaria Petronila,married Don Juan de Bolívar y Villegas,decease

FAQs

Where was the birthplace of the Liberator located according to the text?

It was on the plaza area associated with the Convent of San Jacinto in Caracas, along a principal street described in the narrative.

What sources does the text use to reference the house of Bolívar’s birth?

It relies on historical accounts and legal documents such as wills, marriage arrangements, and clauses that mention the house and property.

How does the document connect property and inheritance to Bolívar’s birthplace?

It links the house to the marriages, guardianship, litigation, and inheritance involving Josefa and related family members, showing how the estate was transferred and expanded.

Sep 28, 2026

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