Famous Graves in Venezuela

Simón Bolívar

24 Jul 1783 – 17 Dec 1830

Venezuelan Army General. He was known as "El Libertador" (The...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Teresa De La Parra

5 Oct 1889 – 23 Apr 1936

Author. She was one of Venezuela's leading writers of the 1920's....

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Arturo Uslar Pietri

16 May 1906 – 26 Feb 2001

Author. He is considered one of the most powerful regional...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde

30 Jan 1846 – 4 Oct 1892

Poet. Probably the most outstanding Venezuelan romantic poet of...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Jimmie Angel

1 Aug 1899 – 8 Dec 1956

Aviator. Best known for discovering and naming Angel Falls in the...

Angel Falls, Municipio Gran Sabana, Bolívar, Venezuela

Alfredo Sadel

22 Feb 1930 – 28 Jun 1989

Singer and Actor. Considerated the most popular Venezuelan singer...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Rómulo Betancourt

22 Feb 1908 – 28 Sep 1981

Venezuelan Political Leader, two times President of Venezuela...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Juan Vicente Tovar

24 May 1950 – 12 Apr 2000

Horse Racing Jockey. Nicknamed "King of Statistics," he won...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Simón Díaz

8 Aug 1928 – 19 Feb 2014

Entertainer. He dedicated his entire life to promote and recover...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Aldemaro Romero

12 Mar 1928 – 15 Sep 2007

Composer, Conductor. Romero is widely considered one of the most...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Alfonso Carrasquel

23 Jan 1928 – 26 May 2005

Major League Baseball Player. Best known as shortstop-playing...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Andrés Eloy Blanco

6 Aug 1897 – 21 May 1955

Poet, Lawyer and Politician. Co-founder of the Acción...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Isaías Medina Angarita

6 Jul 1897 – 15 Sep 1953

Militar and political leader, president of Venezuela from 1941...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Teresa De La Parra

5 Oct 1889 – 23 Apr 1936

Author. She was one of Venezuela's leading writers of the 1920's....

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

José Antonio Ramos Sucre

9 Jun 1890 – 13 Jun 1930

Author. He was born in Cumaná, Venezuela. He worked as lawyer and...

Cumaná, Municipio Sucre, Sucre, Venezuela

Amador Bendayán

11 Nov 1920 – 4 Aug 1989

Entertainer. In the 1950´s he gained popularity for his radio...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Renny Ottolina

11 Dec 1928 – 16 Mar 1978

Television Entertainer. He was a Venezuelan television pioneer,...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Rufino Blanco Fombona

17 Jun 1874 – 16 Oct 1944

Venezuelan poet, essayist and novelist, one of the leaders of...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Juan Liscano

7 Jul 1915 – 16 Feb 2001

Poet, essayist and critic. A man with a complex and very often...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela

Teresa Carreño

22 Dec 1853 – 12 Jun 1917

Musician. She was a Celebrated Venezuelan pianist conductor,...

Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela