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Capital of Sucre State, 402 km east of Caracas on the Caribbean coast. Located at the mouth of Manzanares River. First Spanish settlement in Venezuela, originally named Nueva Toledo by Franciscan friars. Had to be refounded multiple times due to indigenous resistance.

📜 History

Oldest continuously-inhabited Hispanic-established city in South America. Birthplace of Antonio José de Sucre, "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" and President of Bolivia and Peru. Home to Universidad de Oriente. Has withstood major earthquakes throughout centuries. Blends Spanish colonial and indigenous Cumanagoto heritage.