Gibraltar is a town located in Zulia State in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

 between Bobures to the south and Boscan to the north. It is on the shore of Maracaibo Lake. The population is around 4,000.

It was founded as San Antonio de Gibraltar in February 1592 by Gonzalo Piña Lidueña and took its name from his home town, the then Spanish

Spain

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 Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...

 (now a British overseas territory

British overseas territories

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). It was, during the colonial period, the most important harbour of the city of Mérida and a major center for the exportation of cacao. However, it was taken and ransacked in 1667 by the pirate François l'Olonnais and two years later by sir Henry Morgan

Henry Morgan

Admiral Sir Henry Morgan was an Admiral of the Royal Navy, a privateer, and a pirate who made a name for himself during activities in the Caribbean, primarily raiding Spanish settlements...

. The damage was so severe that it had nearly ceased to exist by 1680.