Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality
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The Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities
(municipio
s) that makes up the eastern Venezuela
n state of Anzoátegui
and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 32,532. The town of Clarines
is the shire town
of the Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality. The municipality is named for the nineteenth century military leader Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual
.
, Venezuelan historian and critic, was born in Clarines in 1921 and Jaime Lusinchi
, former president of Venezuela, was born in Clarines in 1924.
es; Capital Clarines, Guanape, and Sabana de Uchire.
Municipalities of Venezuela
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(municipio
Municipio
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s) that makes up the eastern Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n state of Anzoátegui
Anzoátegui
Anzoátegui State , is one of the 23 component states of Venezuela, located in the northeastern region of the country. Anzoátegui is well known for its beautiful beaches that attract many visitors. Its coast consists of a single beach approximately 100 km long...
and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 32,532. The town of Clarines
Clarines
Clarines is a town in Venezuela's Anzoátegui State, located from Puerto La Cruz, and . from Puerto Piritu. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality. The estimated population is 15,000 .-History:...
is the shire town
County seat
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of the Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality. The municipality is named for the nineteenth century military leader Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual
Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual
Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual , was a military leader committed to liberal ideas, also in charge of the War and Navy Ministry in 1864, and in 1868 was designated provisional President of Venezuela.Bruzual participated actively in the Federal War, being known as the Courageous soldier of Federation,...
.
History
When the Franciscan monks arrived in 1650, there was already a native community at Clarines. Clarines was officially founded on April 7, 1594 by Francisco de Vides, a Spanish adventurer who came from the Huelva Province. The town did not change much until the oil boom of the 1960s. In 1852, the population of Clarines was 4,289, including 72 people identified as white and 3,321 people identified as indigenous. Alfredo Armas AlfonzoAlfredo Armas Alfonzo
Alfredo Armas Alfonzo was a Venezuelan writer, critic, editor and historian, well known throughout Latin America...
, Venezuelan historian and critic, was born in Clarines in 1921 and Jaime Lusinchi
Jaime Lusinchi
Jaime Ramón Lusinchi is a Venezuelan politician who was the President of Venezuela from 1984 to 1989. His term was characterized by an economic crisis, growth of the External debt, populist policies, currency depreciation, inflation and corruption that exacerbated the crisis of the political...
, former president of Venezuela, was born in Clarines in 1924.
Economy
The local population practices subsistence farming growing plantains, yuca, beans, china, cotton, cassava, and corn. Until the exploitation of oil, the only exports were cattle and mules. Nowadays, many small companies that service the oil fields that operate out of Clarines.Demographics
The Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 32,532 (up from 29,228 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 20.77 PD/sqkm.Government
The mayor of the Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality is Leobardo Canache, re-elected November 23, 2008 with 51% of the vote. The municipality is divided into three parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
es; Capital Clarines, Guanape, and Sabana de Uchire.