Gibraltar, Venezuela

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Place

Gibraltar, Venezuela

Coordinates: 9°16′N 71°08′W﻿ / ﻿9.267°N 71.133°W﻿ / 9.267; -71.133
Time zone| UTC−4 (VET)

Gibraltar is a town located in Zulia State in Venezuela between Bobures to the south and Boscan to the north. It is on the shore of Maracaibo Lake. The population is around 4,000.

## History

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It was founded as San Antonio de Gibraltar in February 1592 by Gonzalo Piña Ludueña and took its name from his home town, the then Spanish Gibraltar (now a British overseas territory).[1] It was, during the colonial period, the most important harbour of the city of Mérida and a major center for the exportation of cocoa.

Gibraltar was taken and ransacked in 1668 by the French pirate François l'Olonnais and one year later by Sir Henry Morgan.[2] In 1678, Michel de Grammont captured and plundered the small town, penetrating as far inland as Trujillo. The damage was so severe that it had nearly ceased to exist by 1680.

## References

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1. ^ Eduardo Osorio C. Historia de Mérida: conformación de la sociedad colonial merideña, 1558-1602 (in Spanish). p. 294.
2. ^ Lane, Kris (2015). Pillaging the Empire: Global Piracy on the High Seas, 1500-1750 (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. xix. ISBN 9781317524472.

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