Trujillo is the capital city of Trujillo State in Venezuela.[1] About 40,000 people live in this city,[2] located in El Valle de Los Mukas.
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Nuestra Señora de la Paz de Trujillo | |
Top:Panoramic view of Trujillo, from La Paz Monument, Second:Panoramic view of Trujillo and Trujillo Cathedral, Gonzalico Hills, (Cerro de Gonzalico), Bottom:Cristobal Mendoza Square (Plaza Cristobal de Mendoza) (all items were left to right) | |
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Coordinates: 09°22′00″N 70°25′59″W | |
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State | Trujillo |
Founded | 9 October 1557 |
Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 38,110 |
• Demonym | Trujillano(a) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Postal code | 3150 |
Area code(s) | 0272 |
Climate | Aw |
Website | Alcaldía de Trujillo (in Spanish) |
Founded by one of the "Conquistadores de America", Diego García de Paredes (1506 - 1563), son of Diego García de Paredes (the father), (1466-1534), Spanish soldier and duellist, native of Trujillo in Extremadura, Spain.
In 1678, Trujillo was the farthest point in a daring raid on Spanish-held Venezuela, carried out by six pirate ships and 700 men led by the French buccaneer Michel de Grammont.
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