San Felipe San Felipe Municipality Capital and Yaracuy.
also originally called El Cerrito and Los Cerritos Cocorote.
formed in the last decade XVII century.
At the beginning of the conquest of the so-called Valley of the Ladies, were grouped near the village of San Jeronimo de Cocorote doctrine men from various regions of the country, attracted by the fertile river valley land Yaracuy.
the year of 1,693 and a core was remarkable.
A year later he had built church, where on July 4 held the priest and Cocorote doctrinero of Guama, Carlos Becerra, the first baptism.
in 1699 had its own priest, Juan Naranjo Suarez, and a mayor, Simón López Varaona. Submitted
the village to the political jurisdiction of Barquisimeto, the council of this city tried to prevent by various means the settlement, restrict trade, destroying roads, burning houses and destroying crops.
Two decades after the initial settlement, the tenacity of its residents had turned the region into an agricultural empire, strong producer of cocoa and snuff, especially fruits traded with the Dutch, who had established factories in Tucacas and at the mouth of the river Yaracuy on the beaches of Golfo Triste.
Even the final structure of the village drove down lobbyists retaliation Barquisimeto.
In May 1710, by express order of the Lieutenant Governor of Barquisimeto, Martin de Gainza, houses were demolished town, forcing residents to seek refuge in the camps.
Seven years after these events, when the neighborhood had 2,000 residents, the destruction order came from the governor and captain-general of the province of Venezuela, Marcos Francisco Bethencourt and Castro, who for the purpose of preventing smuggling, decided against the cerritenses "... he demolished the houses and ranches tubieren, and go and do go outside jurisdiction ...", Desta order fully accomplished.
. Rebuilt the town in September 1724 suffered an arson promoted by Mayor Luis López Varaona expressly sent for that purpose from Barquisimeto. Species
of Phoenix of the cities of Venezuela, reborn from its ashes, this time on communal lands, acquired by its inhabitants for purchases made in 1699 to Francisco de Monpalao and Soler, located less than a mile east of the original village.
The authorization for the new foundation was obtained by Fray Marcelino de San Vicente on 7 March 1725.
By royal decree signed in Seville on November 6, 1729 by Felipe V, the town was raised to city status, and real to implement this provision, the governor Sebastián García de la Torre, dated 15 October 1730 , appointed the first city council, made up of: Deputy Chief Justice, Juan Angel de Larrea; Mayor, Jerome Montañez and Machado, second mayor, and governor general depositary, Manuel Geronimo Tovar senior alderman, Bernardo de Matos; faithful executor, Marcos de Figueroa, clerk, Francisco Viñas, sergeant major and attorney general, Sebastian Ramos Residence.
When installed this City on May 1, 1731, in recognition of the reigning monarch and in homage to the saint of the date, the city adopted the new name of San Felipe, distinguished with the title of "El Fuerte" says one author that by steadfastness and courage of its inhabitants, although the general opinion is that he gave homage to Philip V, strong and powerful king. Simultaneous the emergence of the city, settled in their land Guipuzcoana Company, its first factor José Lopeola. Two months after working as a city, with the entire region was the scene of the armed uprising of Andrés López del Rosario (Andresote), which lasted 2 years. Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto
occupied a vast territory with an approximate area of \u200b\u200b1,272 square miles, which gradually dismembered to form new towns: Carora (1572), the West, he moves from the ravine The Guards to that of Mosquera Quíbor ( 1602); Nirgua (1628); Araure (1,680) and San Felipe (1731), which sets the eastern boundary of the broken Guararute Barquisimeto.
On 18 April 1732 the governor of the province Sebastián García de La Torre, definitely set the limits of San Felipe El Fuerte, in relation to Barquisimeto and Nirgua. Its rapid growth
gave immediate jurisdiction of the oldest towns as Guam and Cocorote, as well as on the San Javier missionary establishments Water Snakes and Tinajas and neighborhoods of San Nicolas and Aroa.
In January 1741 a popular uprising took place, headed by the authorities placed the city, rejecting the excessive interference in the economic and political Guipuzcoana Company and the appointment of Ignacio Basazábal as lieutenant governor and chief justice, to prevent smuggling in the region of Yaracuy.
On January 4, the notables of the city and a crowd of neighbors, overthrew Basazábal, threatening to respond with arms any attempt by authorities to quell the movement.
Zuloaga Governor Gabriel was forced to parley with the rebels on 16 this month, giving a general pardon for the population and mild penalties for the leaders, among others, Santiago Currency, Pablo Escobar Arias, Bernardo de Matos, Windivoghel Juan Bautista and Francisco Viñas.
In 1748 the hospice was founded by the Dominicans, which had annexed school of first letters. When Bishop Mariano Martí made his pastoral visit (January 1782), the city went from 700 houses and 900 families and residents were more than 5,000. In the early Republicans had 7,500 inhabitants.
May 30, 1810 the City adhered to the tenets of the Revolution of Caracas, which since last April 19 was unknown to the English authorities.
In congressional elections held the following year was elected deputy attorney Juan José de Maya.
The earthquake on March 26, 1812 completely destroyed the city, killing more than half of its residents. Again
revived from its ruins, including hazards of war and the efforts of its inhabitants, to be called San Philip, without any qualification whatsoever. In San Felipe
heroes were born José Gabriel Lugo and Jose Joaquin Veroes, who accompanied Bolivar in many campaigns.
Since 24 June 1824 until 29 March 1832, San Felipe took part, along with all the current Yaracuy, Carabobo province, since the latter date, to regain their autonomy as a political entity on 17 March 1855, he joined the province of Barquisimeto.
As Yaracuy province remained until the outbreak of the Federal War, when General Ezequiel Zamora took San Felipe (28-03-1.859) and proclaimed the Federal State of Yaracuy.
In order to improve the road network Venezuela's President Antonio Guzmán Blanco in 1873 decreed the construction of 2 roads, a Nirgua Valencia and Puerto Cabello to San Felipe.
The year 1873 began the Puerto Cabello-San Felipe, and by late next year had been built 39 kilometers of the project being completed in 1877, also beginning Nirgua-San Felipe sector.
Other roads built during the 1870's were the road Aroa (Duac-Light) in 1877.
In 1882 telegraph service are San Felipe, and Nirgua Yaritagua (which since 1881 has passed the State of Carabobo).
rises in 1901 Gen. Rafael Montilla and takes San Felipe, but government forces Barquisimeto coming from the capital of Yaracuy recover.
In 1901 the Constitution was sanctioned Yaracuy state, and that same year, General James Ayestarán Briceño, president of the state, with troops Yaritagua directed to the Mogollon Juan general proximity to the front of the Liberating Revolution forces.
In 1902, General Ayestarán Briceño set up his headquarters in Yaritagua in order to stop the advance of the revolutionaries in Lara, they, after taking Barquisimeto, San Felipe and manage to take control of Yaracuy.
In November government forces take Cipriano Castro revolutionaries Guama but recovered.
That same year, 1902 is an epidemic Yaracuy yellow fever resulting in numerous deaths.
On 15 February 1903, government forces led by the president of Lara, Rafael González Pacheco, Urachiche attack and defeat the revolutionaries led by General Montilla.
On 29 February General Santiago San Felipe Briceño Ayestarán deals and the Government regains control of Yaracuy. In 1904 there
Yaracuy protests because it loses its autonomy, to establish the Constitution of that year, joining the Lara State (unless the district passes Nirgua Carabobo state), a new Lara state Constitution divides it into sections and Barquisimeto Yaracuy.
In December 1908 General Juan Vicente Gómez took power.
In 1909 Congress appointed him interim president and punishes the Constitution, which restores the Yaracuy State, the same year passed a new state constitution, and in 1910, an act of the Territorial Division Yaracuy.
In the year of 1,910 communication route San Felipe-Barquisimeto-Carora was impassable for cars.
In 1910 the postal service in Yaracuy have an office in San Felipe and attached offices in Campo Elias, Chivacoa, Guama, Palma Sola, San Pablo, Urachiche, while the telegraph network extends statewide offices San Felipe, Campo Elias, Chivacoa, Guama, Nirgua Urachiche and Yaritagua.
Yaracuy In 1913 there are 18 telephone networks with 77 devices and 21 lines of an extension of 355 km
In 1916 The Bolivar Railway Company Limited runs the San Felipe section-Palma Sola rail links to Bolivar, improving communications of the state capital and the port Barquisimeto springboard.
In 1918 the Electric Light and Power Company of Yaracuy installed electric lighting in San Felipe.
On 3 January 1936 General Jose Antonio Gonzalez is named president of the state.
February 14 again produced riots and looting in San Felipe and General Gonzalez resigns; to replace it, comes General San Felipe Bartolo Yepez, but Yaracuyanos ask for his resignation and decide to leave.
protests and looting the properties of the gomecistas continue. Finally, the President, General Eleazar López Contreras, appointed at the request of a group of the largest Yaracuyanos Zumeta Gabriel María Reyes as state president, who manages to restore order.
was inaugurated in 1925-1926 Coastal Highway, the stretch-Yaritagua Albarical - Sabana de Parra - Urachiche - Chivacoa - San Pablo - Guama - Cocorote - San Felipe - Moron. This road got
remains in San Felipe, and Yaritagua Urachiche, the latter being the only population that remains in fair condition its transit to and Cabudare Barquisimeto.
is important to note the conclusion in the period of General Marcos Pérez Jiménez, the so-called Pan-American Highway. The sector
for Venezuela, which became the main route between San Felipe-Cocorote-Guama - San Pablo - Chivacoa - Urachiche - Sabana de Parra and Yaritagua.
Until late last century experienced the vicissitudes of the various civil wars. City
continuous progress made in agriculture and trade their main sources economically.
Its cultural life has been significant.
Since the publication of his first papers, such as the woolly, drawn up in San Felipe and printed in Valencia typography Bartolomé Valdés in 1842, and Yaracuy Gazette, written and printed by Luis Perez in the city, in press Yaracuyanos in 1855, to date, has been circulated as many newspapers were
His first newspaper was The Shaggy (1842), which circulated in manuscript form until it began dating in 1843 printed in Valencia.
In 1855, the first printing press arrived at San Felipe, and in 1872 it was sold and taken to Barquisimeto.
The state government purchase another press, which is published in the Official Gazette.
In 1872 published The Yaracuyanos.
appear in 1874 in San Felipe La Paz and El Triunfo Liberal Yaracuy.
In 1875 out of Western Sun and a free vote.
1878 are published in our good and the Liberal Party, and in 1882, Autonomy Section, The Watcher Yaracuy and El Rayo.
published in 1890 Liberal Weather.
In 1891 leaves Fort.
appear in 1,893 Weekly Magazine, La Cruz, El Progreso, El Progreso.
1894 published in Pharmacy.
leaves The Palladium in 1895.
In 1896 it publishes the notice and Liberal Discipline.
appear in 1897 The Bell (organ of the Nationalist Liberal Party) and The Mentor.
In 1898 appears the Horn of Order.
The development of journalism in these years, he along with the creation of institutions that promoted cultural activities.
appear in 1900 The Catholic Journal (the first day of Yaracuy, but was banned a few numbers), Echoes of Yaracuy, The Aure (which became daily in the third issue), and The Criterion Yaracuyanos Yaracuy.
In 1901 out El Siglo XX, El Trueno, El Sentinel and The Compass.
published in 1904 a Minute. In 1909 The Right, The Liberal Idea and Yaracuy State Official Gazette.
In 1910 newspapers circulating in Yaracuy 6, of which 5 have a circulation of between 100 and 500.
In 1920 comes the 1921 Labor Youth Baluarte.En and Forward. Today
Yaracuy newspapers are published daily and the Yaracuyanos. Fort San Felipe
is one of the two major historical museums Yaracuy. There are several radio
: Hispanic Radio FM, Yaracuy, and Radio 1090 San Felipe El Fuerte. Extension has
National Open University, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Yaracuy, Yaracuy Institute of Technology, Center for Experimental Art Workshops, School of Fine Arts, School of Music, History Center, El Teatro Andres Bello, Felix Pifano Library , among other cultural institutions.
In the decade from 1,970 to 1,980 took place in the heart of the city, excavation and incorporation of cultural tourism, the ruins of San Felipe El Fuerte "
In the surrounding national park is Yurubí, covering an area of \u200b\u200b23,670 ha, wildlife reservoir, created by decree No. 235 dated 18 March 1960. They depend on it
Albarico parishes and San Javier.
Yaracuy state's capital, census in 1950, 17,931 inhabitants in 1961, 28,744 inhabitants, in 1971, 42,905 inhabitants, in 1981, 57,526 inhabitants and 65,509 inhabitants in 1,990. SAN 2001Municipio
FELIPECapital CENSUS: San Felipe No. of Population: 73,031 inhabitants
