Santa Ana is a town on
Isla Margarita
Margarita Island (, ) is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, situated off the northeastern coast of the country, in the Caribbean Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island.
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, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the
Gómez
Gómez (frequently anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived from the Visigothic word ...
municipality. The town is located in the south of the municipality, in the northeast of Margarita.
Santa Ana has an average temperature of .
It serves as a bedroom community for other cities like
La Asunción
La Asunción () is a city in Venezuela. The capital of Nueva Esparta state (made up of three islands), it lies on Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea, off the South American mainland. It is inland from Porlamar and is in a genuine colonial set ...
and
Juan Griego
Juan Griego is a city on the northern side of Isla Margarita, and is the most northern port in Venezuela. It has a population of 28,256 inhabitants (as per census of 2001) and is capital of the Marcano municipality of the Nueva Esparta state.
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Santa Ana is one of the fourteen heritage cities of Venezuela.
The town is known for its ''chinchorros'', a form of hammock with an open weave named after a fishing net.
Santa Ana was founded by Captain Diego Vásquez Coronado around 1530 during the governorship of
Aldonza Manrique.
It was originally called La Villa del Norte.
Construction of the church of Santa Ana started in 1749.
Francisco Esteban Gómez, victor of the
Battle of Matasiete in 1717, was born in Santa Ana on 26 December 1783, natural son of María Concepción Gómez.
He was baptized in the church.
Gomez's house is now a museum.
The church was the location of the Assembly of Notables that recognized
Simón Bolívar as Supreme Chief after Bolívar had declared the Third Republic of Venezuela on 6 May 1816.
The chair in which Bolivar sat is preserved in the church.
Gallery
File:Iglesia Santa Ana 02.jpg, Santa Ana church
File:Francisco Esteban Gomez.jpg, Statue of Francisco Esteban Gómez in Santa Ana
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Populated places in Nueva Esparta
Margarita Island