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Gibraltar, Venezuela | |
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| Coordinates: 9°16′N71°08′W / 9.267°N 71.133°W Coordinates: 9°16′N71°08′W / 9.267°N 71.133°W | |
| 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.
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 1667 by the french pirate François l'Olonnais and two years later by Sir Henry Morgan. 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.
Mérida is the capital and largest city in Yucatán state in Mexico, as well as the largest city of the Yucatán Peninsula. The city is located in the northwest part of the state, about 35 kilometres off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city is also the municipal seat of the Municipality of Mérida, which includes the city and the areas around it.
Valladolid is a city located in the eastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is the seat of Valladolid Municipality.
Mérida Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (858.41 km2) of land with the head or seat being the city of Mérida. Because the archaeological remains of the Maya reminded the Spaniards of the ancient city of Mérida, Spain, which was marked by Roman archaeological sites, they renamed the site of T-hó after the Spanish city.
Dzidzantún Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 198.00 square kilometres (76.45 sq mi) of land and located roughly 75 kilometres (47 mi) northeast of the city of Mérida.
Yaxcabá Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (1079 km2) of land and located roughly 80 km northeast of the city of Mérida.
Gonzalo Piña Ludueña or Lidueña was a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator in the Province of Venezuela between 1597 and 1600.
Acanceh Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (153.29 km2) of land and located roughly 32 km southeast of the city of Mérida.
Hoctún Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (123.91 km2) of land and located roughly 45 km east of the city of Mérida.
Sanahcat Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It contains 54.93 square kilometres (21.21 sq mi) of land and is located roughly 52 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of the city of Mérida. It is bounded on the north by Hocabá – Xocchel, on the south by Huhí, on the east Kantunil, and the west by Homún. In the Yucatec Maya language, its name means "legume of Tzalam."
Teya Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (65.15 km2) of land and located roughly 65 km northeast of the city of Mérida.
Yaxkukul Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán, containing 43.43 kilometres (26.99 mi) of land and located roughly 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the city of Mérida. Survey maps of Yaxkukul cite its full name as "Santa Cruz de Mayo Yaxkukul".
Chikindzonot Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (352.56 km2) of land and located roughly 170 km southeast of the city of Mérida.
Muna Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (270.81 km2) of land and is located roughly 50 km south of the city of Mérida.
Buctzotz Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (543.45 km2) of land and is located roughly 95 kilometres (59 mi) northeast of the city of Mérida. It contains several churches and a hospital, Centre de Salud Buctzotz, in the eastern part of the main town.
Río Lagartos Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (249.09 km2) of land and is located roughly 215 kilometres (134 mi) northeast of the city of Mérida.
Tinúm Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing of land and is located roughly 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of the city of Mérida.
Kopomá Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (260.59 km2) of land and is located roughly 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of the city of Mérida.
Samahil Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (185.22 km2) of land and is located roughly 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the city of Mérida.
Tetiz Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (180.11 km2) of land and is located roughly 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the city of Mérida.
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