Source: Atlas Obscura
This monument stands proudly within a small town in Venezuela. It honors an unlikely moment of peace between two political adversaries.
On November 27, 1820, Simón Bolívar, who was at the time president of Gran Colombia, and Spanish general Pablo Morillo met to sign a temporary armistice.
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