Sarare
Encyclopedia
Sarare is a town in the Venezuelan state of Lara
. It is the seat of the Simón Planas Municipality
. The town and surroundings have about 12535 inhabitants. It is located on the shores of the Sarare River, which flows into the Orinoco
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Fray Diego de Urbique rfounded Sarare in 1754 as the Mission of Saint Nicolas of Sarare.
Lara (state)
Lara State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Barquisimeto.Lara State covers a total surface area of and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,795,100.- Municipalities and municipal seats :...
. It is the seat of the Simón Planas Municipality
Simón Planas Municipality
The Simón Planas Municipality is one of the nine municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 35,170...
. The town and surroundings have about 12535 inhabitants. It is located on the shores of the Sarare River, which flows into the Orinoco
Orinoco
The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia...
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History
Fray Pedro de Alcalá founded the town in 1716 as Indian missionary town. The first inhabitants were 73 families from the Atures tribe. There were also Indians from the Cherrecheres, Guamonteyes, Guamos, Colorados, Achaguas, Guáricos, Taparitas, Gayones and Otomaco groups. A year after the foundation most settlers died from an epidemy.Fray Diego de Urbique rfounded Sarare in 1754 as the Mission of Saint Nicolas of Sarare.