Morón is a Venezuelan town located on the coast of
Carabobo State
Carabobo State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, Venezuela, Valencia, which is also the country's main in ...
. It is the capital of the
Juan José Mora Municipality.
Several important industries are located close by, like El Palito refinery (one of the largest in Venezuela) and the most important electricity centre of Venezuela, Planta Centro. The motorways 1 and 3 join in here and communicate the West with the centre.
Places of interest
* The Casa de la Cultura or Culture House in the historical centre of Morón
* The Santa Ana church
* Monument to the Mosquito (also in the city centre)
History
Morón appears in the parish registers in the eighteenth century as Santa Ana de Morón.
The area was a place where many black slaves who had run away. The slave Andresote took refuge in the mountains of the region and he organized revolts from there.
Morón and other towns of the area were burnt down during the
Federal War
The Federal War () — also known as the Great War or the 5 Year War — was a civil war in Venezuela between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party over the monopoly the Conservatives held over government positions and land ownership, an ...
in 1859.
Namesakes
There are a number of other towns in Venezuela with this name.
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Venezuela
This is a list of cities, towns and communities in Venezuela. The state capitals are marked with a *.
List
See also
* List of cities in Venezuela by population, a list that only includes cities with no less than 100,000 residents in ...
References
External links
Site about the town (in Spanish)
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Populated places in Carabobo
Populated coastal places in Venezuela