Barcelona, Anzoátegui

Barcelona on the map of Venezuela

Barcelona is the capital of the province of Anzoategui in Venezuela. It has about 620 555 inhabitants ( 2010) and, together with Puerto La Cruz, Lechería and Guanta one of the largest metropolitan regions of Venezuela.

  • 4.1 Sons and daughters of the town

History

Barcelona was as Nueva Barcelona Cerro del Santo (Eng. " Neubarcelona on the Holy Hill" ) first founded in 1638 by Joan Orpí, who came from Piera near the Catalan capital and lived in Barcelona and studied secular law. He is considered the last conquistador in Venezuela; under his leadership was the territory of the Cumanogoto Indians who lived in the region of present-day Barcelona, ​​subjected.

1671 the place was two kilometers south of the original founding Orpís refounded by the Governor Sancho Fernández de Angulo.

Demographics

Barcelona's population development is marked by strong population growth during the last two decades. In 1981, the population of Barcelona was still 156 461, while already in 1990 221 792 souls. In 2005 it was estimated that 424 819 people live in the city.

Attractions

The Casa Fuerte is a temporal colonial buildings. Originally this house was built as the Monastery of San Francisco. In 1811 it was conquered by the founders of the Republic of Venezuela and made ​​a fortress of Simón Bolívar, to protect the city from attack.

As other sights of Barcelona Cathedral and the tree-lined spaces are mentioned.

Economy

In Barcelona have as many in Puerto La Cruz oil refineries relocating Also coal is mined in the vicinity. Between 1951-1989 there were in the Zona Industrial Los Montones the carmaker Consorcio Grupo 1390 SA, which has operated its assembly plant here.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Susana Duijm (* 1936), Miss World (1955 )
  • Gabriel Maestre ( born 1986 ), boxer
  • Manuel Medina (born 1976 ), cyclist
  • Valeria Solarino ( b. 1979 ), Italian actress
  • Overath Breitner da Silva Medina (* 1989), football player

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