La Victoria (Venezuela)

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La Victoria
Coordinates: 10 ° 14 ′  N , 67 ° 20 ′  W
Map: Aragua
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La Victoria​
La Victoria on the map of Aragua
Basic data
Country Venezuela
State Aragua
City foundation 1590
Residents 98.132 
City insignia
Escudo Jose Felix Ribas Aragua.PNG
Bandera Jose Felix Ribas Aragua.PNG
Detailed data
surface 55.43 km 2
Population density 1,770 inhabitants / km 2
height 550  m
Post Code 2121
prefix 0244
Time zone UTC -4: 30
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La Victoria ( Nuestra Señora de La Victoria ) is a city in the Venezuelan state of Aragua , the administrative seat of the Municipios José Félix Ribas. La Victoria is located between the Aragua River and the Calanche River of the coastal mountains. The city has developed rapidly since 1960.

history

Mariano Montilla barracks, La Victoria.

The first encomiendas were distributed in 1592. The first Spanish foundation of the village is not certain. Some sources say Francisco de Loreto founded La Victoria at the end of the 16th century. Others say the village began building a church on November 18, 1620. There are documents about this construction.

In 1814, when the troops led by Boves threatened Caracas, José Félix Ribas fortified himself in La Victoria with 1,500 soldiers, half of whom were young students from the Universidad de Caracas. You resisted for nine hours.

sons and daughters of the town