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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. The anthem of the Carabobo State, Venezuela, has lyrics composed in Rhyme by Santiago González Guiñán; the music was added by Sebastián A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela. These are ranked lists of the States of Venezuela sorted by population area and density (2007 est. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. )
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. These are ranked lists of the States of Venezuela sorted by population area and density Below is a list of Trees that symbolise Venezuela and each state of the country See also National Symbols of Venezuela, List of trees. ISO 3166-2VE is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Venezuela. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Estado is a Spanish and Portuguese term that like its English counterpart "state" may refer to a Federal state or an entire country ( sovereign Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. The capital city of this state is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela. The state covers a total surface area of 4,650 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 2,227,000. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Battle of Carabobo, 24 June 1821 was fought between independence fighters led by Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces led by Spanish Field Marshal Miguel Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash

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

History

Prehistory

Taramainas, Tacariguas and other tribes inhabited the region of the Valencia Lake. Lake Valencia ( Lago de Valencia) is the third largest Lake in Venezuela, exceeded in size only by Lake Maracaibo and Lake Guri. The cultural centre was located around the lake. They left many petroglyphs as well as ceramic products.

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.

XX Century

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

Municipalities and municipal seats

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

The Bejuma Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to a 2007 The Carlos Arvelo Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according The Diego Ibarra Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according The Guacara Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to a The Juan José Mora Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according The Libertador Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to The Los Guayos Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to Los Guayos is a town in Carabobo, Venezuela, Northwest of the Valencia Lake. The Miranda Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to a The Montalbán Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to The Naguanagua Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to Naguanagua is a city that forms part of the greater Valencia Metropolitan Area in Venezuela. The Puerto Cabello Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according Puerto Cabello is a City on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in the state of Carabobo about 75km west of Caracas. The San Diego Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to San Diego is a city and civic parish capital of the Municipality of San Diego The San Joaquín Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to San Joaquín is a city and municipality located in Carabobo state Venezuela. The Valencia Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and according to a Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela. Los Guayos is a town in Carabobo, Venezuela, Northwest of the Valencia Lake. Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados, 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital and the Federal Dependencies (Dependencias Federales

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