Example sentences for: simón

How can you use “simón” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Ten patients (3%) were from "Hospital San Juan de Dios"; one-hundred thirty nine patients (49%) were from "Hospital Simón Bolívar" and one hundred thirty seven patients (48%) were from the "Instituto de Seguro Social".

  • Some countries name their currency to honor people famous in their history: bolivar (Venezuela) for the liberator of South America, Simón Bolívar; sucre (Ecuador) for Antonio José de Sucre, chief lieutenant of Bolívar and liberator of what is now Ecuador at the battle of Pichincha in 1822 near Quito; colón (Costa Rica, El Salvador) for Christopher Columbus; balboa (Panama) for Vasco Núñez de Balboa, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean; lempira (Honduras) for the 16th-century Indian chief who is a national symbol of liberty and valor for resisting the Spanish advance; and córdoba (Nicaragua) for Francisco Hernández de Cór doba, first acting governor.

  • A block south of Plaza Mayor on Calle Simón Bolivar stands the grand Palacio Cantero, built in 1830.

  • Jeep excursions can be hired (US$25 per person) at the Rumbos tourism office in Trinidad (Calle Simón Bolívar, 430).

  • Several streets just south of the Plaza Mayor (around the casa de la trova), known as La Candonga, stage a vibrant daily crafts market, and you’ll find a good government-run crafts shops on Calle Simón Bolívar.


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