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Zamora Province (Venezuela)
Zamora Province was a province of southern Venezuela, created in 1862 during the government of president-dictator José Antonio Páez. History The province was created from a merger of Apure Province and Barinas Province. The merger was reversed in 1864 during the government of Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce (27 January 1820 – 29 April 1870) was the president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868.Barinas, which is the current capital of Barinas state. Zamora Province was a historical landmark for the ''Zigba'' people because of its many incomplete and mysterious seemingly religious landmarks. These landmarks can be dated back to 1928. From 1864 to 1865, the state of ...
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José Antonio Páez
José Antonio Páez Herrera (; 13 June 1790 – 6 May 1873) was a Venezuelan leader who fought against the Spanish Crown for Simón Bolívar during the Venezuelan War of Independence. He later led Venezuela's independence from Gran Colombia. He dominated the country's politics for most of the next two decades once the country had achieved independence from Gran Colombia, serving either as president of Venezuela (1830–1835; 1839–1843; 1861–1863) or as the power behind puppet presidents. He is considered a prime example of a 19th-century South American caudillo, and imbued the country with a legacy of authoritarian rule that lasted, with few exceptions, until 1958. He lived in Buenos Aires and New York City during his years in exile and died in the latter in 1873. Biography Early life Páez was born in Curpa (now part of Acarigua), Portuguesa State in the Captaincy General of Venezuelapart of the Spanish Empire. His paternal grandmother, Luisa Antonia de Mendoza y Mota, ...
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Apure Province
Apure Province (17 July 1823 - 1864) was a province of Gran Colombia, and later one of the provinces of Venezuela, after Venezuelan independence in 1830. It was created in 1823, being split from Barinas Province, with the Uribante River and Apure River marking the border. The following year, Gran Colombia was reorganised into four Departments, with the Apure Department consisting of Apure Province and Barinas Province. Its capital was Achaguas, for which the Province was sometimes called ''Achaguas Province''. It became the state of Apure with the creation of the States of Venezuela The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-three states ('' es, estados''), a Capital District ('' es, Distrito Capital'') and the Federal Dependencies ('' es, Dependencias Federales''), which consist of many island ... in 1864. Apure StateHistoria/ref> Capital: Achaguas. Cantons: Achaguas, Guadualito, Mantecal and San Fernando. References Provinces of Gran Colo ...
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Barinas Province
Barinas Province (1786 - 1864) was a province of the Captaincy General of Venezuela and later of Venezuela. It was founded on 15 February 1786, with territory formerly part of the Maracaibo Province. In 1823, Apure Province was split from Barinas, with the Uribante River and Apure River marking the border. The following year Gran Colombia was reorganised into four Departments, with the Apure Department consisting of Apure Province and Barinas Province. Apure StateHistoria It became the state of Barinas with the creation of the States of Venezuela The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-three states ('' es, estados''), a Capital District ('' es, Distrito Capital'') and the Federal Dependencies ('' es, Dependencias Federales''), which consist of many island ... in 2021. References {{coord missing, Venezuela Provinces of the Spanish Empire Provinces of Venezuela Colonial Venezuela 1786 establishments in New Spain ...
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Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce (27 January 1820 – 29 April 1870) was the president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868.Biography
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Member of the liberal Venezuelan Federalist Party, he first served as president of Venezuela as the supreme chief of a rebel movement in August 1859, but the rebellion was soon crushed. He served as the recognized president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868, when a conservative revolution headed by General ended his term as president. Also, he was briefly overthrown in 1865. At the end of his presidential term, Falcón emigrated to Europe. He die ...
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Barinas, Barinas
Barinas () is a city in west central Venezuela. According to the 2011 census, its population is 353,442. It is the capital of the Barinas Municipality and the Barinas (state), State of Barinas. The city of Barinas is known as the capital of the Llanos. History The original city was founded under the name ''Altamira de Caceres'' on June 30, 1577, by Captain Juan Andres Varela fulfilling orders of the governor of La Grita Francisco de Cáceres, who had founded this Andean city and established it governorate in 1576. In 1786 Barinas state was established in the territories of the existing states of Barinas and Apure. The city became the capital of the state and an important bastion of the patriots during the Venezuelan War of Independence, War of Independence. Cristóbal Mendoza, the first President of Venezuela, lived and practiced his profession in Barinas. Etymology The name of the city comes from an indigenous word which identifies a strong wind that occurs during the rainy ...
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Zamora Fútbol Club
Zamora Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club in Barinas. History Zamora Fútbol Club was founded in 2002. After being in the Second Division for several years the club was promoted to the First Division after finishing as runners-up in the Second Division in the 2005–06 season. Zamora FC have been champions 4 times (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018). Honours * Primera División ::Champions: 2012–13, 2013–14, ''2015'', 2016, 2018 *Copa Venezuela ::Winners: 2019 Performance in CONMEBOL competitions *Copa Libertadores: 3 appearances ::2012: Group Stage ::2014: Group Stage ::2015: Group Stage ::2017: Group Stage *Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances ::2007: Preliminary Round ::2009: First Round ::2015: First Round ::2016: Second Round Stadium The club plays their home matches at Estadio Agustín Tovar, which has a maximum capacity of 30,000 people. Players Managers * José de Jesús Vera (2010–11) * Oscar Gil (June 9, 2011 – April 11, 2012) * Juli ...
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