He came looking for evidence of the failed anarchist Simón Radowitzky, imprisoned here in 1911.
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In 1452 the palace was damaged by fire and
reconstruction started in 1454 under the direction of the architects Juan de Colonia and Simón de Colonia.
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After the first call for independence in 1809, 16 years
of war followed before the establishment of the Republic, named for Simón Bolivar, on 6 August 1825.
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Chatwin would be pleased to see that Simón is also remembered,
though the brutal ill-treatment he received is not- displays emphasize that Radowitzky was an anarchist and murderer.