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Trujillo is the capital city of Trujillo State in
Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
. About 40,000 people live in this city, located in El Valle de Los Mukas.


History

Founded by one of the "Conquistadores de America", Diego García de Paredes (1506 - 1563), son of Diego García de Paredes (the father), (1466-1534), Spanish soldier and duellist, native of Trujillo in Extremadura, Spain. 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 Michel de Grammont.


Twin cities

* Trujillo, La Libertad (Peru) * Trujillo (Honduras) *
Trujillo, Cáceres Trujillo is a municipality located in Extremadura, an autonomous community of Spain in the Province of Cáceres. In 2013, the municipality had 9,086 inhabitants (INE Census, 2013). Originally settled on a granite knoll which was readily fortified ...
(Spain)


References

Cities in Trujillo (state) Populated places established in 1557 1557 establishments in the Spanish Empire Trujillo, Venezuela {{Venezuela-geo-stub