Venezuela celebrates Irish liberation hero

Flower wreaths adorned the tomb of an Irishman who fought alongside South American independence hero Simon Bolivar as Irish descendants and admirers held a ceremony yesterday to remember the foreigner who helped Venezuela win independence from Spain.

Venezuela celebrates Irish liberation hero

Flower wreaths adorned the tomb of an Irishman who fought alongside South American independence hero Simon Bolivar as Irish descendants and admirers held a ceremony yesterday to remember the foreigner who helped Venezuela win independence from Spain.

Daniel Florence O’Leary became Bolivar’s aide-de-camp and rose to the rank of general before Venezuela became independent in 1821. O’Leary lived out much of the rest of his life in present-day Colombia, and his tomb lies near Bolivar’s remains in Venezuela’s National Pantheon.

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