Simón Bolívar a.k.a. 'Iron Butt'

Simón Bolívar a.k.a. 'Iron Butt'

The great South American liberator Simón Bolívar was known as "Iron Butt" (culo de hierro) for his "endurance on horseback." In the 1800s, "iron butt" helped liberate Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama from Spanish rule.

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