Miranda's House In London

"My house in this city is and will always be the place for the independence and freedom of the Colombian continent."

Francisco de Miranda lived in London, at 56 Grafton Way since 1802 with his wife Sarah Andrew and sons Leandro and Francisco. In that London atmosphere he was able to share with great independence personalities like the Liberator Simón Bolívar, Andrés Bello, O'Higgins, Luis López Méndez, among others. The building where he lived underwent a restoration during the years 2013 and 2014 by experts who redecorated the house trying to simulate what it was like when Miranda inhabited it. Today it is a museum where the building historical relevance is exposed, it is the place where the Hispanic American emancipation was created and the Venezuelan tricolor was formed.

The following pictures are a contribution of Alejandro Remiro.

Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez is known as the most Universal American. He participated in the Independence of the United States of America, in the French Revolution, in the Independence of Venezuela, ruler of the First Republic of Venezuela as Plenipotentiary Dictator and Supreme Chief of the States of Venezuela. He obtained the rank of Colonel in Spain, Marshal in France, Colonel in Russia and commander of the Venezuelan armies like the Generalissimo. It stood out in the Battle of Pensacola, the site of Melilla and the Battle of Valmy, and came to fight in three continents, Africa, America and Europe. His name is engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, his portrait is in the Gallery of the Characters in the Palace of Versailles and his statue is in front of General Kellerman statue in Camp Valmy in France.