Theft of Bolívar's sword
Simón Bolívar's sword | |
| Date | January 17, 1974 |
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| Time | 05:00 p.m. UTC−05:00 |
| Location | Quinta de Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia |
| Type | Heist |
| Perpetrator | M-19 Movement |
The theft of Bolívar's sword (Spanish: robo de la espada de Bolívar) occurred on January 17, 1974, when forces of the 19th of April Movement (or M-19) broke into the Quinta de Bolívar outside Bogotá and successfully stole a sword and other relics belonging to Simón Bolívar. The objective of the heist was to symbolically announce the beginning of the M-19's insurgency in Colombia.