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Nevado
Nevado (1813?-1821) was a Mucuchies dog that was given to Simon Bolivar by the local people of Mucuchies, Merida, in the Venezuelan Andes. It was given as a kind of present shortly after the Battle of Niquitao during his triumphal Admirable Campaign from New Granada (today Colombia) to Caracas in 1813. Nevado always ran beside Bolivars horse, no matter if he traveled through cities or battlefields. Nevado died in the Battle of Carabobo on July 24, 1821. When Bolivar received news that Nevado was badly injured, he rushed to the dog, but he came too late.
Several monuments to Nevado stand at the entrance of Mucuchies town.
References
Febres Cordero, Tulio. El perro Nevado. Caracas, Editorial Alfadil, [1962] 1994. ISBN 9789806273863
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