Bolivar

Bolivar is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolivar state. It is located at the place where the Orinoco River spans about 1 mile 1.6 km wide, it is the site of the first bridge across the river, and the edge of a major river for Venezuela's eastern areas. Originally a Spanish settlement, it was called St. Thomas of Guyana. The settlement was a fortified port which was to be relocated on three occasions because it was continually attacked by the Crib Natives and European rivals, such as Dutch and English. The Saint Thomas of Guyana, for the first time, was present in Ciudad Guayana near the river Karnoni.

Under the leadership of Captain Adrian Johnson, the Dutch forces destroyed the city in 1579. The second settlement was founded by Don Antonio de Barrio, who had come with the mission to colonize Guyana from New Grenada, and moved to the west of Koori, about 66 kilometers away. One of Walter Raleigh's expeditions dismissed the second settlement in 1617, which resulted in the death of his son, Wat Raley. Historic Angostura gave it its name to the Congress of Angostura, the Angostura tree, the House of Angostura, and Angostura Bitters. Modern Ciudad Bolivar has a well-preserved historical center; The Church and other basic colonial buildings surround the Plaza Bolivar.