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The Basilica of St. Teresa [1] (Spanish: Basílica de Santa Teresa) [2] It is one of the most important Catholic churches in Caracas, [3] capital of Venezuela. [4] It is the main center of veneration of the image of the Nazarene in San Pablo Easter, is located on the corner of La Palma and Santa Teresa in the city center in Santa Teresa Parish of Libertador Municipality.
Diego de Losada by Antonio Herrera Toro. Before the city was founded in 1567, [10] the valley of Caracas was populated by indigenous peoples. Francisco Fajardo, the son of a Spanish captain and a Guaiqueri cacica, who came from Margarita, began establishing settlements in the area of La Guaira and the Caracas valley between 1555 and 1560.
Cerro El Ávila (El Ávila mountain) (Indigenous name: Waraira Repano), is a mountain bordering Caracas. It rises next to Caracas, separating the city from the Caribbean Sea. The area's highest elevation is Pico Naiguatá, at 2,765 metres (9,072 ft) above sea level. It is considered the lungs of Caracas due to the amount of vegetation on the ...
Academia Venezolana Correspondiente de la Real Española established. [19] 1887 – Academia de Musica y Declamacion (music school) and Academia de Bellas Artes (art school) active. [22] 1889 – Academia Nacional de la Historia de Venezuela inaugurated. [19] 1891 – Population: 72,429. [3] 1894 – Valencia-Caracas railway begins operating. [23]
The Basilica of Santa Capilla [1] (Spanish: Basílica Menor Santa Capilla) [2] It is a Roman Catholic basilica in Caracas, Venezuela located at the corner of Santa Capilla on Avenida Urdaneta. [3] It is located in the historic center of the city, in the Cathedral Parish of Libertador Municipality.
Diego de Losada y Cabeza de Vaca (1511 – 1569) was a Spanish conquistador and the founder of Santiago de León de Caracas, the current capital of Venezuela. [1] Losada was born in Rionegro del Puente, in what is now the province of Zamora. He reached Puerto Rico in 1533. Losada founded Caracas in 1567 after defeating Tamanaco, the Mariche chief.
In the Avenida Bolívar public area are the Children's Museum of Caracas, the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, the Hotel Venetur Alba Caracas, the National Art Gallery, the Parque Central Complex, the Sector El Conde, the Bellas Artes locale, the La Hoyada Market, the Centro Simón Bolívar Towers and the Palacio de Justicia de Caracas and its ...
The National Pantheon of Venezuela (Panteón Nacional de Venezuela) is a final resting place for national heroes.The Pantheon (Latin Pantheon, [1] from Greek Pantheon, meaning "Temple of all the Gods") was created in the 1870s on the site of the ruined Santísima Trinidad church from 1744 on the northern edge of the old town of Caracas, Venezuela.