Zaraza
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Coordinates: 9 ° 21 ′ N , 65 ° 20 ′ W Zaraza on the map of Guárico
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| Country | Venezuela | |
| State | Guárico | |
| Municipio | Pedro Zaraza | |
| City foundation | April 5, 1646 | |
| Residents | 138,642 (Ber. 2011) | |
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| height | 60 m | |
| Post Code | 2332 | |
| prefix | (+58) 238 | |
| Time zone | UTC -4: 30 | |
| City Presidency | Wilfredo Balza ( PSUV ) | |
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Zaraza is a city in the Venezuelan state of Guárico . It is located in the Llanos .
history
In 1645, Miguel de Urbés, subordinate of the Conquistador Joan Orpí , founded the village of San Miguel de la Nueva Tarragona del Batey at the tributary of the Unare and Quebrada Honda. The village was abandoned a few years later. Nearby, the Andalusian monk Anselmo Isidro de Ardales founded the Indian village of Santo Tomás de Tucupido with settlers from the Palenque and Cumanagoto tribes.
In 1740 Carlos del Peral bought a large area of land for 30 pesos and built the Hacienda Chaguaramal de Perales or del Batey. There he had a chapel built for Saint Miguel. For the year 1767, weddings and christenings took place in this chapel.
On May 7, 1783, Bishop Mariano Martí visited the village and reported that Chaguaramal had 119 houses and there were 117 houses in the area. The total population was 1607 inhabitants. The village produced cotton, rice, corn, bananas, wheat and cassava. There were also cattle.
independence
During the War of Independence, the residents stayed on the side of the Spanish government. In 1816 Pedro Zaraza occupied the village with his troops and burned it down.
On December 2, 1817, the Battle of La Hogaza took place nearby. There Zaraza was defeated by the Spanish officer Miguel de la Torre.
After independence
In 1839 the first school for boys was founded. It was not until 1856 that the first school for girls was founded.
On March 5, 1853, the city was renamed according to a congressional decree. The city has been called Zazara ever since. In 1854 there were already 14,636 residents in Zaraza.