Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolivar State and was founded with the name Angostura in 1764, renamed in 1846, and, as of 2005. The town lies at a narrowing of the Orinoco River. At Ciudad Bolivar visit its historic centre with original colonial buildings around the "Plaza Bolivar", including a cathedral. Visit the Museum of Modern Art designed by Carlos Raul Villaneuva and named after the city's famous son, the kinetic sculptor Jesus Rafael Soto. Other interesting sites to consider are: La Casa de San Isidro (San Isidro's House), property of the Cornieles family, often visited by the Liberator and where he wrote the Angostura's Speech; El Correo del Orinoco (Museum Bolivar) where the first Venezuelan newspaperwas printed; the Angostura Congress House; the Angostura Bridge; El Fortin Zamuro (The Zamuro Fortress), etc.