Monuments of my City # 1 / Antonio Valera Villalobos Square

 _{Monument to Antonio Valera Villalobos.} Antonio Valera Villalobos, although born on June 13, 1855 in San Fernando de Apure, gave himself up very early to the land of Orinoco. He was a master builder, a master builder, a self-taught architect, because he knew by vocation and inspiration the art of designing and constructing buildings. He admirably managed to unite beauty with utility, among them the building of the former Ruiz y Mercedes Hospital where the Municipal Council of Heres and the Children's Hospital operate.  On January 27, 1915, the Bolívar State Medical Society appointed him to join the commission that arbitrated the funds for the erection of the building that today occupies the Rafael Montes Navas Integral Medicine Center.  As for the building where the Mayor's Office and Municipality work, the remodeling and expansion works were also carried out by Valera Villalobos and the bridge that connects both wings through Calle Igualdad dates back to that time. Its inauguration took place on July 24, 1920 on the occasion of the Birth of the Liberator. But Antonio Valera Villalobos did not spend his captive life in the construction industry but was a member of the Municipal Council of Heres and came to hold the positions of Treasurer and also that of Attorney, when the Municipal Attorney's Office only had the purpose of making an effort to achieve meeting the needs of the city.  _{[Source](http://guayanesesprominentes.blogspot.com/2015/11/antonio-valera-villalobos.html)} He was also a member of Freemasonry from where works of humanitarian action and solidarity with others were carried out and are carried out; He was a very persevering member of the Society of Workers and Artisans that had its own headquarters there in front of the lodge and that remained active from the last century until the 1940s. He died on September 15, 1937, at the age of 82. This monument is located in front of the Heres Fire Station, between Calle Democracia and Calle 28 de Octubre. It is commonly called: "The Plaza de los Bomberos". *Take care of yourselves and see you next time*.  _{Translator: Google Translate. Source Consulted: [Guayaneses Prominentes](http://guayanesesprominentes.blogspot.com/2015/11/antonio-valera-villalobos.html)}