Everything about Cuman totally explained
Cumaná (305,000 inhabitants) is the capital of
Venezuela's
Sucre State. It is located 402 km east of Caracas. It was the first city to be founded by Europeans on the South American mainland, in
1515 by Franciscan monks, but due to successful attacks by the indigenous people, it had to be refounded several times. For example, in
1521 by a group of Spaniards under the commanded of Gonzalo de Ocampo reestablished it, and again in
1569 Diego Fernandez de Serpa had to rebuild it. After Amerindian attacks became less of a threat, the city was on several occasions destroyed by earthquakes. Thus the oldest part of the city is late 17th and 18th century, almost none of the 16th century architecture survived.
Today the city, situated at the mouth of the Manzanares river on the Caribbean coast in the NE of Venezuela, is home to one of five sites for the Universidad del Oriente and a busy maritime city with one of the largest tuna fleets in Venezuela. The city is close to the
Mochima National Park which boasts some of Venezuela's finest beaches.
It is also the birthplace of
Antonio José de Sucre, one of the paramount leaders of the South American war for independence; and
Andrés Eloy Blanco, one of the most important Venezuelan poets.
Attractions
The city features a wide variety of colonial style architecture that's still in excellent condition. A large old Spanish fort, the
Castillo de San Antonio de la Eminencia (Castle of Saint Anthony of the Eminence) can be seen from the beach, which is still open to the public. Also surviving is the
Castillo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza, which was built in 1669. The
Museo del Mar displays marine and maritime artifacts.
Notable people born in Cumaná
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