In 1531 by Diego de Ordaz mentioned the indigenous village there, with the name 'Cabritu'. In 1556, Martin Lopez mentioned that it was an Arawak village with the name 'Caburute'. The 17th century saw a number of plans to fortify Cabruta, and in 1643 Juan de Ochoa Gresala y Aguirre was authorized to establish a Spanish port and found a city to be called 'Triunfo de la Cruz y Nueva Cantabria'. However, it was not until 1647 that Miguel de Ochogavia y Jacinto de Carvajal actually arrived, coming down the Apure River, and with the help of chief Maguare began the improvements. Just eleven years later (1658) the Spanish left Cabruta. It wasn't until 1720 that two capuchine missionaries, formerly with the gold-seeking expedition of Marcos de Castro, settled there and their mission was approved in 1722, but then abandoned to be taken up by the Jesuit Bernardo Rotella in 1733.
Economyedit
There was a fish processing and freezing center in Cabruta, which closed in 1998. Cotton is grown in the surrounding area and a textile processing plant has been proposed. The Venezuelan government has also proposed building an oil refinery there.
Geographyedit
Cabruta is located near the geographical center of Venezuela. This was one of the reasons that proposals were made for constructing a planned city as a new capital for Venezuela near Cabruta. These proposals were made and abandoned in the 1970s.
Local Geographyedit
Several hills surround the vicinity of Cabruta. These are
Cerro Cabruta, a 200m hill 1.74 km (1.08 miles) west of Cabruta.
Cerro Caribe, a 126m hill 3.46 km (2.14 miles) northwest of Cabruta.
Transportedit
In 2006, a railway to Cabruta was commenced,[1] but the project is on hold, as is Puente Mercosur, the associated bridge across the Orinoco for road and rail, which has been planned as the third crossing of this river.[2]
cabruta, venezuelan, fishing, town, orinoco, river, mercedes, municipality, guárico, state, site, jesuit, mission, site, proposed, bridge, across, orinoco, caicara, bolívar, state, towncoordinates, 65889, 25694, 65889, 25694country, venezuelastateguáricomunici. Cabruta is a Venezuelan fishing town on the Orinoco river in Las Mercedes Municipality Guarico State site of a Jesuit mission and the site of a proposed bridge across the Orinoco to Caicara Bolivar State CabrutaTownCabrutaCoordinates 07 39 32 N 66 15 25 W 7 65889 N 66 25694 W 7 65889 66 25694Country VenezuelaStateGuaricoMunicipalityLas MercedesArea Total2 km2 0 8 sq mi Population Total5 500 2013 ClimateAw Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Geography 3 1 Local Geography 4 Transport 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editIn 1531 by Diego de Ordaz mentioned the indigenous village there with the name Cabritu In 1556 Martin Lopez mentioned that it was an Arawak village with the name Caburute The 17th century saw a number of plans to fortify Cabruta and in 1643 Juan de Ochoa Gresala y Aguirre was authorized to establish a Spanish port and found a city to be called Triunfo de la Cruz y Nueva Cantabria However it was not until 1647 that Miguel de Ochogavia y Jacinto de Carvajal actually arrived coming down the Apure River and with the help of chief Maguare began the improvements Just eleven years later 1658 the Spanish left Cabruta It wasn t until 1720 that two capuchine missionaries formerly with the gold seeking expedition of Marcos de Castro settled there and their mission was approved in 1722 but then abandoned to be taken up by the Jesuit Bernardo Rotella in 1733 Economy editThere was a fish processing and freezing center in Cabruta which closed in 1998 Cotton is grown in the surrounding area and a textile processing plant has been proposed The Venezuelan government has also proposed building an oil refinery there Geography editCabruta is located near the geographical center of Venezuela This was one of the reasons that proposals were made for constructing a planned city as a new capital for Venezuela near Cabruta These proposals were made and abandoned in the 1970s Local Geography edit Several hills surround the vicinity of Cabruta These are Cerro Cabruta a 200m hill 1 74 km 1 08 miles west of Cabruta Cerro Caribe a 126m hill 3 46 km 2 14 miles northwest of Cabruta Transport editIn 2006 a railway to Cabruta was commenced 1 but the project is on hold as is Puente Mercosur the associated bridge across the Orinoco for road and rail which has been planned as the third crossing of this river 2 See also editRailway stations in VenezuelaReferences edit Astaldi Ghella Impregilo Venezuela Railway Contracts Tercer puente sobre el Rio Orinoco inconcluso 9 anos despues Third bridge El Carabobeno in Spanish Retrieved 11 June 2021 External links editOfficial website in Spanish Press release 10 July 2006 Pescadores de Cabruta fueron capacitados en cultivos piscicolas Instituto Nacional Investigaciones Agricolas Cabruta fishermen learn fish farming in Spanish Press release August 8 2006 PDVSA to build three new refineries in Venezuela World Energy News Item 76895 nbsp This article related to a location in Guarico State Venezuela is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cabruta amp oldid 1108334997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
