Morón, Venezuela
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Morón is a Venezuelan town located on the coast of Carabobo State. It is the capital of the Juan José Mora Municipality
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Several important industries are located close by, like El Palito refinery (one of the largest in Venezuela) and the most important electricity centre of Venezuela, Planta Centro. The motorways 1 and 3 join in here and communicate the West with the centre.
The area was a place where many black slaves who had run away. The slave Andresote took refuge in the mountains of the region and he organized revolts from there.
Morón and other towns of the area were burnt down during the Federal War
in 1859.
Juan José Mora Municipality
The Juan José Mora Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 65,239...
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Several important industries are located close by, like El Palito refinery (one of the largest in Venezuela) and the most important electricity centre of Venezuela, Planta Centro. The motorways 1 and 3 join in here and communicate the West with the centre.
Places of interest
- The Casa de la Cultura or Culture House in the historical centre of Morón
- The Santa Ana church
- Monument to the Mosquito (also in the city centre)
History
Morón appears in the parish registers in the eighteenth century as Santa Ana de Morón.The area was a place where many black slaves who had run away. The slave Andresote took refuge in the mountains of the region and he organized revolts from there.
Morón and other towns of the area were burnt down during the Federal War
Federal War
The Federal War - also known as the Great War or the Five Year War - was a civil war in Venezuela between the conservative party and the liberal party about the monopoly of the conservatives of the land and the government positions, and their reluctance to grant any reforms. This drove the...
in 1859.