when a popular rebellion rose against the Spanish crown on April 19, 1810.

Although it is one of the most emblematic sites in the country, it is not the largest. The Plaza Bolívar of Maracay, Aragua state, surpasses it in size, being the biggest in Venezuela and Latin America.

After independence, the square was called Plaza de Armas (Arms Square) and Plaza del Mercado (Market Square), but when the body of Simón Bolívar arrived in Caracas from

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