The rooms of La Quinta

Gardems: The garden is ubicated at the entrance of the house, here are many types of trees , flowers and others.
Vestibule: In this room where founded 2 pans to keep carpon or to pit it out
Manuelita's room: Bolivar gaves this room to Manuelita's only because the fell in love
Stove room: Here Bolivar spends hours of reaindg and writting in peace
Large room: In this room there are some pictures of Bolivar and a women that represents America
Dinning room: Here Bolivar and his family eat, this place have 2 mirrors that watch all the table
Game room: Here Bolivar and his friends met in this room, here Bolivar keep in a secret place jewerly and important letters
Liberator's bedroom: Here sleeps Bolivar in a little bed because his height was of 1:60 feet
Jose Palacios alcove: Here sleeps the steward of La Quinta, hanging on his wall there was a hammock
Pantry room: Here they store cob and avocado
Kitchen room: When there where parties Petronila and Maria Luisa cook ´cuchuco with espinazo´
Orchard: In this place Don Jose Maria seeds beet, letuce and carrot
Upper Gardens: In this place Bolivar take a shower at 7:00
Flag Plaza: In this place are the flags that represent the 5 countries that remember Bolivar
Barrack Square: In this room was 5 canons that defend the fifth in some cases

Colombia Quinta de Bolivar

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History

Bolivar was the owner of the Quinta for 10 years. It was first occupied by Bolivar in 1821 by one of two occasions which coincided with the glory during the month of January, before leaving for the final campaign for the independence of Venezuela, culminating in the Battle of Carabobo, and in October the same year, after this victory, before embarking on 13 December, the South Liberty Campaign.

After the war of independence, the Fifth was about to disappear down the increasing deterioration hadsuffered. After the victory over the Spanish, the government of New Granada acquired the property with the
purpose of gifts to the Liberator, "as a small token of gratitude and recognition that
is constituted by the Department of Cundinamarca benefits so immense that it has fulfilled His Excellency
giving back their freedom. "

In 1828, while Bolívar overcome difficulties and environmental policies of the Convention of Ocaña, Manuelita Saenz de Thorne arrived at the Quinta. They had met in Quito, his homeland in June 1822, during the magnificent dance which celebrated the victory of the Battle of Pichincha, and since then arose between them a deep love. Manuelita you passionate and unconditional support provided the Liberator and his friends, who became business adviser policy. His presence changed the Fifth rather than parties and meetings. 

La Quinta witnessed major events such as the introduction of Gran Colombia and the completion of the Southern Campaign, of parties like that in commemorating the birth of Bolivar, held by fellow members on July 24, 1828, in the absence the Liberator, and which were filled with tents surrounding hills to accommodate there the Battalion Grenadier. Among the guests were General José María Córdova and his aides, Dr. Estanislao Vergara, Canon Francisco Javier Guerra, the historian José Manuel Restrepo and General Rafael Urdaneta.
The sixth and last stay of Bolivar took place between 15 January 1830 and 1 March of that year, although
since 28 January and the fifth had given his friend José Ignacio Paris, known for his service to the cause
independence and loyalty to the Liberator. The donation was actually made ​ ​to his daughter, Manuela Paris, who, be minor, he could not receive, so did her father on her behalf through a script that
was signed in the Palace of San Carlos. The donation was valued at 2500 pesos.