# Nevado

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**Nevado** (1813? – 1821) was a [Mucuchies](/source/Mucuchies) dog that was given to [Simón Bolívar](/source/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar) by the local people of Mucuchíes, [Mérida](/source/M%C3%A9rida_(state)), in the [Venezuelan](/source/Venezuela) [Andes](/source/Andes).

## Life

It was given as a kind of present shortly after the Battle of Niquitao during his triumphal [Admirable Campaign](/source/Admirable_Campaign) from [New Granada](/source/United_Provinces_of_New_Granada) (today [Colombia](/source/Colombia)) to [Caracas](/source/Caracas) in 1813.[1][2] Bolivar's army was approaching a farm when the independence fighters were stopped in their tracks by a giant, barking guard dog. Weapons drawn, the rebels were about to kill the dog when Bolivar, marveling at its beauty and bravery, ordered them to back down.[3] Nevado always ran beside Bolívar's horse, no matter if he traveled through cities or battlefields. Nevado died in the [Battle of Carabobo](/source/Battle_of_Carabobo) on June 24, 1821. When Bolívar 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 Mucuchíes town.

## References

1. Rem Sapozhnikov, ["Merida state - hideout from stresses of civilisation"](http://www.tiwy.com/pais/venezuela/apartaderos/eng.phtml), 2007. Consulted 2008-10-07

1. Siry ["Bolívar, Tinjacá y el Perro Nevado"](https://siry-paseando.blogspot.com/2008/07/bolvar-tinjac-y-el-perro-nevado.html) at [Paseando Mérida](https://siry-paseando.blogspot.com/). Consulted on 2009-03-11.

1. [VENEZUELA'S NATIONAL DOG KEEPS CHAVEZ LEGACY ALIVE](https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191426/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/venezuelas-national-dog-keeps-chavez-legacy-alive)

- Febres Cordero, Tulio. *[El perro Nevado](https://books.google.com/books?id=cn6PWAk9qscC&dq=nevado+perro&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0)*. Caracas, Editorial Alfadil, [1962] 1994. ISBN 978-980-6273-86-3

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