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Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte
(1726–1786)
BIRTH
October 15, 1726
PLACE
La Victoria, Venezuela, Spanish Empire
DEATH
January 19, 1786
PLACE
Caracas, Venezuela, Spanish Empire
FAMILY
WIFE
María de la Concepción Palacios
(1758–1792)
CHILDREN
Simón Bolívar
(1783-1830)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte was Simón Bolívar’s father, a Venezuelan militia colonel from a wealthy colonial family.
EARLY LIFE
He served as a militia officer in Caracas. His family owned substantial property and enslaved people.
CAREER
DEATH
Juan Vicente died in Caracas on January 19, 1786, four days after adding a provision for his wife to his will. His son Simón Bolívar was two years old. The cause of death is not established in the consulted historical accounts.
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