Trujillo is the capital city of
Trujillo State in
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
.
About 40,000 people live in this city,
located in El Valle de Los Mukas.
History
Founded by one of the "Conquistadores de America",
Diego García de Paredes (1506 - 1563), son of
Diego García de Paredes (the father), (1466-1534), Spanish soldier and duellist, native of
Trujillo in Extremadura, Spain.
In 1678, Trujillo was the farthest point in a daring raid on Spanish-held Venezuela, carried out by six pirate ships and 700 men led by the French
buccaneer Michel de Grammont.
Twin cities
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Trujillo, La Libertad (Peru)
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Trujillo (Honduras)
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Trujillo, Cáceres
Trujillo is a municipality located in Extremadura, an autonomous community of Spain in the Province of Cáceres. In 2013, the municipality had 9,086 inhabitants (INE Census, 2013). Originally settled on a granite knoll which was readily fortified ...
(Spain)
References
Cities in Trujillo (state)
Populated places established in 1557
1557 establishments in the Spanish Empire
Trujillo, Venezuela
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