Currency of legal tender in Venezuela according to the Constitution of the Republic.
1Chávez pegs the bolívar to the dollar and introduces foreign currency and price controls.
2Since March, the local currency, the bolívar, has depreciated so much that luxuries such as lobster have become infinitely affordable.
3He now only accepts newly minted 100,000 bolívar notes, which due to demand are hard to come by.
4Bolívar showed his pleasure at the result, and uttered the following words:
5Washington and Bolívar were august men, the glory of the New World.
6From Puerto Cabello, Bolívar issued a beautiful proclamation in which he said:
7Leaving his lieutenant, Quero, in command of the city, Boves followed Bolívar.
8Páez had declared that Bolívar was coming to the work of reform.
9Peaceful means failing again to win over Piar, Bolívar ordered his apprehension.
10Then another man added his bit to the work of Bolívar's enemies.
11Then an event occurred which almost destroyed all of Bolívar's well-made plans.
12Washington lived in a country of law; Bolívar had to make the law.
13This biography of Bolívar was first published in Washington in 1921.
14While in Jamaica, Bolívar was as active as he had been in Venezuela.
15At another time, Bolívar reiterated his feelings in the following way:
16Then Bolívar recommended the sanctioning of his decree granting freedom to the slaves.