Antonio Díaz is one of the eleven municipalities of
Isla Margarita in the state of
Nueva Esparta,
Venezuela. It's located at the center-east of the Island, and it has an area of 165.9 Km². In the year 2011, had a population of 71,466 inhabitants. Its capital is the town of
San Juan Bautista San Juan Bautista is the Spanish-language name of Saint John the Baptist. It may refer to:
Places
Bolivia
*San Juan Bautista, Bolivia, Jesuit mission ruins near the village of San Juan de Taperas
Chile
*San Juan Bautista, Chile, Juan Fernández ...
, located at the valley of the same name.
History
In 1525, ancient settlers from
Cubagua Island
Cubagua Island or Isla de Cubagua () is the smallest and least populated of the three islands constituting the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, after Margarita Island and Coche Island. It is located north of the Araya Peninsula, the closest ...
looking for fresh water, arrived to the Valley of San Juan, attracted by several freshwater springs, mild weather and fertile lands suitable for raising livestock and planting, made the decision of settle down.
In 1529, San Juan Bautista was founded, the first Spanish commune of the
Margarita Island, by Pedro de Alegría who was
Francisco Fajardo
Francisco Fajardo (Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Colonial Venezuela c. 1524 - Cumaná, Sucre, Colonial Venezuela 1564) was a Spanish conquistador active in Venezuela. He was an example of a '' mestizo'' (mixed race) conquistador.
Fajardo was ...
successor,
and the first European settler of the Island who established himself in San Juan, where he founded a estate of cattle while he was Lieutenant and Governor of Margarita and representative of the heirs of Marcelo Villalobos.
Referencias
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