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A statue to the dog Nevado and the Indian Tinjaca, the two companions of Simón Bolívar, on Plaza Bolívar de Mucuchíes, Mérida, Venezuela.
Nevado (1813? – 1821) was a Mucuchies dog that was given to Simón Bolívar by the local people of Mucuchíes, Mérida, in the Venezuelan Andes. It was given as a kind of present shortly after the Battle of Niquitao during his triumphal Admirable Campaign from New Granada (today Colombia) to Caracas in 1813.[1][2] Nevado always ran beside Bolívar’s horse, no matter if he traveled through cities or battlefields. Nevado died in the Battle of Carabobo on June 24, 1821. When Bolívar received news that Nevado was badly injured, he rushed to the dog, but he came too late.
Several monuments to Nevado stand at the entrance of Mucuchíes town.
References
- ^ Rem Sapozhnikov, "Merida state - hideout from stresses of civilisation", 2007. Consulted 2008-10-07
- ^ Siry "Bolívar, Tinjacá y el Perro Nevado" at Paseando Mérida. Consulted on 2009-03-11.
- Febres Cordero, Tulio. El perro Nevado. Caracas, Editorial Alfadil, [1962] 1994. ISBN 9789806273863
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