Board of Visitors minutes November 8, 1996 | ||
NAMING OF THE SPANISH HOUSE
The following resolution was adopted:
- WHEREAS, Fernando Bolivar of Venezuela, nephew and adopted son of Simon Bolivar and an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, was a student at the University of Virginia in 1827, and thus an early exemplar of the strong and historic ties between the University and Hispanic America; and
- WHEREAS, the University's new Spanish House on Jefferson Park Avenue represents both a continuation and strengthening of these ties as well as an innovative way of teaching Spanish language and culture;
- RESOLVED that the Spanish House be named Casa Bolivar in honor of Fernando Bolivar.
Board of Visitors minutes November 8, 1996 | ||