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Valencia was founded by Captain Alonso Díaz Moreno on March 25, 1555 – as the locals are proud of reminding visitors, eight years before Caracas. It was the first Spanish settlement in north-central Venezuela and its official name was Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Nueva Valencia del Rey.
The Valencia Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 829,856. [1] The city of Valencia is the shire town of the Valencia Municipality. [2]
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Valencia was founded by Spanish settlers in 1555. Nuestra Señora del Socorro was built as the local parish church during the colonial period, circa 1580. Upon the establishment of the Diocese of the city of Valencia in 1922, the church was raised to the status of cathedral. It seats the bishops of the diocese, beginning with Bishop Francisco ...
The Valencia Metro (Spanish: Metro Valencia or Metro de Valencia) is the public mass transit system of Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela and its suburbs Naguanagua Municipality and San Diego Municipality.
The stations are in the Valencia and Naguanagua municipalities and is over 6 km long. [1] Monumental, formerly named Plaza de Toros: One of the main terminals of the Metro was one of the first stations to open in November 2007 and is still one of the busiest stations on this line. The station was designed by Enrique Sardi.
The Valencia terminus was at Camoruco, 3 km from the city center, and plans were made for a tramway (initially horse-drawn) to the Plaza Bolívar. [1] Guzman Blanco also approved a railway from Valencia to Caracas, the Great Venezuela Railway, built by a German company. The Valencia terminus was at San Blas, relatively near the city center. [1]
Arturo Michelena International Airport (IATA: VLN, ICAO: SVVA) is an airport serving the city of Valencia in Venezuela. The airport was named after artist Arturo Michelena, who was born in Valencia. It is a hub for Turpial Airlines and was once a secondary hub for Avior Airlines.