Carabobo

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Estado Carabobo


State flag	State Coat of Arms

Carabobo State Anthem

Motto: Ocassus servitutis
(Latin: Decline of servitude)

Location within Venezuela

Created
(given current status) 1864

State capital Valencia

Area
•% 4,650 km²
0,51 (Ranked 21st)

Population
•% 2,227,000 hab. (2007 est.)
8,38 (Ranked 4th)

Emblematic tree The Camoruco
(Sterculia apelata)

ISO 3166-2 VE-G

Governor Luis Felipe Acosta Carlez
2004 - 2008

Website: Official Site

Carabobo is one of the 23 states (estados) of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about 2 hours by car from Caracas. The capital city of this state is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state covers a total surface area of 4,650 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 2,227,000.^{[citation needed]}

On June 24, 1821, the Battle of Carabobo was fought here, it was a decisive battle in the war of independence from Spain, which resulted in victory for the independence fighters, led by Simón Bolívar.

1 History
- 1.1 Prehistory
- 1.2 Colony
2 XX Century
3 Municipalities and municipal seats
4 Tourism
5 See also

[edit] History

[edit] Prehistory

Taramainas, Tacariguas and other tribes inhabited the region of the Valencia Lake. The cultural centre was located around the lake. They left many petroglyphs as well as ceramic products.

[edit] Colony

Villegas founded the town of Borburata in 1548. He founded Valencia in the central plains of the area in 1555. Many pirate attacks take place in the XVII century along the coast.

In 1677 Valencia is raided and plundered by French pirates, who burnt down the Ayuntamiento and destroyed most of the city's documentation.

[edit] XX Century

The first local elections for governors took place in 1988. Salas Römer became elected governor of Carabobo.

[edit] Municipalities and municipal seats

[edit] Tourism

Valencia's historical centre
Valencia's Aquarium or Acuario de Valencia
Termal baths of Las Trincheras (described by Alexander von Humboldt)
Indian petroglyphs in Vigirima
Spanish fort of Puerto Cabello
Patanemo beach
Mountains of Canoabo
Colonial church of Los Guayos

[edit] See also

States of Venezuela

v • d • e Political Divisions of Venezuela

States	Amazonas · Anzoátegui · Apure · Aragua · Barinas · Bolívar · Carabobo · Cojedes · Delta Amacuro · Falcón · Guárico · Lara · Mérida · Miranda · Monagas · Nueva Esparta · Portuguesa · Sucre · Táchira · Trujillo · Vargas · Yaracuy · Zulia

Federal dependencies	Los Monjes Archipelago · Las Aves Archipelago · Isla Aves · Los Hermanos Archipelago · Islas Los Frailes · Los Roques Archipelago · La Sola Island · La Tortuga Island · La Orchila · Blanquilla Island · Los Testigos Islands · Isla de Patos

Capital District	Caracas

Regions	Canaima · Costa Oriental · Guayana Essequiba · Península de Araya · Península de Paraguána · Península Guajira · Roraima