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Calabozo, officially Villa de Todos los Santos de Calabozo, is a city in Venezuela located in Guárico state, capital of the Francisco de Miranda Municipality and former capital of the state. It has a population of 168,605, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in 2020. It is located in the center-west of Guárico state, and is one of the main rice producers in the country. In addition, it has the largest irrigation system in Venezuela.[citation needed]
Calabozo, is a mostly colonial city and is linked to its modern urban areas, being the largest colonial center in the country, and is located at 105 m a.s.l. n. m., at the margin of the Guárico River in the high central plain. Its location is on the banks of the Generoso Campilongo Dam, an important work both in its time and today, being the largest in Venezuela and one of the largest in Latin America. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Calabozo.
The toponymy of the city of Calabozo, in Guárico state, Venezuela, has several theories regarding the origin of its name. There are three main hypotheses:
Prison hypothesis: This theory suggests that the Spanish conqueror Garci González de Silva imprisoned Carib indigenous people in this area, leading to it being called "Calabozo," referring to a place of confinement.
Geographical hypothesis: It proposes that the Guárico River, as it curves around the plateau where the city is located, forms a large arch, similar to an old Spanish farming tool called "calabozo." This is the most widely accepted theory.
Indigenous hypothesis: Introduced by historian Alfonso Espinosa, it suggests that the name derives from the indigenous term "Calaboco," which appears in baptismal records from the Misión de Los Ángeles.
Of these three, the geographical hypothesis is the most supported, while the prison version lacks historical evidence.
In March 1723, Andalusian Capuchin missionaries Bartolomé de San Miguel and Fray Salvador de Cádiz gathered 520 indigenous people from the Orinoco River region, belonging to the Guaiquerí, Mapoye, Tamanaco, Otomaco, Abaricoto, and Güire nations, into two towns called Santísima Trinidad de Calabozo and Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Calabozo. Each indigenous group formed a separate neighborhood, and the towns were about a league apart. At the missionaries' request, on November 26, 1723, the governor granted permission to establish a Spanish town nearby, which was authorized by the bishop on December 15 of that year.
Calabozo
Calabozo, officially Villa de Todos los Santos de Calabozo, is a city in Venezuela located in Guárico state, capital of the Francisco de Miranda Municipality and former capital of the state. It has a population of 168,605, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in 2020. It is located in the center-west of Guárico state, and is one of the main rice producers in the country. In addition, it has the largest irrigation system in Venezuela.[citation needed]
Calabozo, is a mostly colonial city and is linked to its modern urban areas, being the largest colonial center in the country, and is located at 105 m a.s.l. n. m., at the margin of the Guárico River in the high central plain. Its location is on the banks of the Generoso Campilongo Dam, an important work both in its time and today, being the largest in Venezuela and one of the largest in Latin America. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Calabozo.
The toponymy of the city of Calabozo, in Guárico state, Venezuela, has several theories regarding the origin of its name. There are three main hypotheses:
Prison hypothesis: This theory suggests that the Spanish conqueror Garci González de Silva imprisoned Carib indigenous people in this area, leading to it being called "Calabozo," referring to a place of confinement.
Geographical hypothesis: It proposes that the Guárico River, as it curves around the plateau where the city is located, forms a large arch, similar to an old Spanish farming tool called "calabozo." This is the most widely accepted theory.
Indigenous hypothesis: Introduced by historian Alfonso Espinosa, it suggests that the name derives from the indigenous term "Calaboco," which appears in baptismal records from the Misión de Los Ángeles.
Of these three, the geographical hypothesis is the most supported, while the prison version lacks historical evidence.
In March 1723, Andalusian Capuchin missionaries Bartolomé de San Miguel and Fray Salvador de Cádiz gathered 520 indigenous people from the Orinoco River region, belonging to the Guaiquerí, Mapoye, Tamanaco, Otomaco, Abaricoto, and Güire nations, into two towns called Santísima Trinidad de Calabozo and Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Calabozo. Each indigenous group formed a separate neighborhood, and the towns were about a league apart. At the missionaries' request, on November 26, 1723, the governor granted permission to establish a Spanish town nearby, which was authorized by the bishop on December 15 of that year.
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