Legacy and Honours
Miranda has been honoured in a number of ways, including in the naming of a Venezuelan state, Miranda (created in 1889), a Venezuelan port, Puerto Miranda, and a number of Venezuelan municipalities named "Miranda" or "Francisco de Miranda".
A Caracas airbase and a Caracas park are named for him.
The Order of Francisco de Miranda was established in the 1930s.
In 2006 Venezuela's Flag Day was moved to August 3, in honor of Miranda's 1806 disembarkation at La Vela de Coro.
One of the Bolivarian Missions, Mission Miranda, is named for him.
Miranda's life was portrayed in the Venezuelan film Francisco de Miranda (2006), as well as in the unrelated film Miranda Returns (2007).
Miranda's name is engraved in the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and his portrait is in the Palace of Versailles.
There are statutes of Miranda in Cadiz (Spain), Caracas, Havana, London, Philadelphia, Patras (Greece), São Paulo (Brazil), St. Petersburg (Russia), and Valmy (France).
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