ANDRES BELLO

• Born: November 29, 1781
• Died: October 15, 1865
• Nationality: Venezuelan, Chilean
• Profession:

Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López was a Venezuelan-Chilean humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture. Bello is featured on the old 2,000 Venezuelan bolívar and the 20,000 Chilean peso notes.