Trujillo is the capital city of Trujillo State in 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...

. About 40,000 people live in this city.
Founded by one the "Conquistadores de America", Diego García de Paredes, son of Diego Garcia de Paredes

Diego García de Paredes

Diego García de Paredes , Spanish soldier and duellist, was a native of Trujillo in Extremadura, Spain.He never commanded an army or rose to the position of a general, but he was a notable figure in the wars of the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century, when personal prowess had still a...

 (the father), (1466-1534), Spanish soldier and duellist, native of Trujillo in Extremadura, Spain. This city is shrouded in mystery and humility, is located in El Valle de Los Mukasa. Surrounded by mountains known as the city of "peace and charm."

In 1678, Trujillo was the farthest point in a daring raid on Spanish-held Venezuela, carried out by six pirate ships and 700 men led by the French buccaneer

Buccaneer

The buccaneers were privateers who attacked Spanish shipping in the Caribbean Sea during the late 17th century.The term buccaneer is now used generally as a synonym for pirate...

 Michel de Grammont

Michel de Grammont

Michel de Grammont was a French pirate. He was born in Paris, France and was lost at sea, north-east Caribbean, April 1686. His pirate career was from c.1670 - 1686. His flagship was the Hardi.-Pirate career:...

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