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  2. Margarita Island - Wikipedia

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    Margarita Island (Isla de Margarita, Spanish pronunciation: [maɾɣaˈɾita]) is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, situated off the north west coast of the country, in the Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island.

  3. Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle - Wikipedia

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    Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle is a colonial castle built in the seventeenth century by the Spanish monarchy on Margarita Island, Venezuela.After a group of French pirates attacked the city of La Asunción, its construction started on 24 March 1677, by order of governor Juan Muñoz de Gadea, and it was finished c. 1683.

  4. La Asunción - Wikipedia

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    Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle. Surrounded by green hills, La Asunción is situated in the Santa Lucia Valley in the center of eastern Margarita Island. Porlamar is 6 miles (9.7 km) to the south. At the time of its founding this was a secluded location which provided some protection from coastal pirates. [8]

  5. Nueva Esparta - Wikipedia

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    Margarita was discovered on August 15, 1498, during Columbus' third voyage.On that trip the Admiral would also discover mainland Venezuela. That day, Columbus saw three islands, two of them small, low and arid (the current Coche and Cubagua), separated by a channel from a third, larger one, covered with vegetation and populated by indigenous people who called it Paraguachoa, a word that means ...

  6. Santa Ana, Nueva Esparta - Wikipedia

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    Santa Ana is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Gómez municipality. The town is located in the south of the municipality, in the northeast of Margarita. Santa Ana has an average temperature of 27 °C (81 °F). It serves as a bedroom community for other cities like La Asunción and Juan ...

  7. La Asunción Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Catedral de Nuestra Señora de La Asunción (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita and is located in La Asunción, Nueva Esparta state, on Margarita Island, Venezuela. Completed in 1571, it is the oldest church in Venezuela.

  8. San Carlos de Borromeo Fortress - Wikipedia

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    San Carlos de Borromeo Fortress (Spanish: Castillo San Carlos de Borromeo) is a colonial fortress in the Bay of Pampatar in the northeast of Isla Margarita, Venezuela. It was completed in 1684 for protection against the constant threat of pirates. The fortress was ransacked several times before Venezuela gained independence from Spain.

  9. List of castles in Venezuela - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of castles in Venezuela. Name Location Picture Fortín Solano: Puerto Cabello: San Carlos de Borromeo Fortress: Isla Margarita: San Carlos de la Barra ...

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