state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
of
Aragua
Aragua State ( es, Estado Aragua, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first n ...
in northern
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 ...
. It is the capital of
Santiago Mariño Municipality
The Santiago Mariño Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population o ...
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The city was officially established on 27 November 1620 with the founding of a church, ''Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Candelaria'', in an existing village.
Landmarks
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Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua
The "Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua" (UBA) is a private institution of higher education in Turmero, Aragua State, Venezuela.
Undergraduate degrees offered:
;Engineering Faculty
*Systems engineering
* Electrical engineering
;Faculty o ...
Francisco José Cróquer
Francisco José Cróquer (May 23, 1920 – December 18, 1955) was a Venezuelan sportscaster specialized in baseball and boxing. He was popularly known as Pancho Pepe Cróquer.Balbino Blanco Sánchez (1925-1990), periodista, declamador, poeta
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William Cuevas
William Enrique Cuevas Osorio (born October 14, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tig ...
(born 1990), professional baseball player
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Francisco Linares Alcántara
Francisco de Paula Linares Alcántara (13 April 1825 – 30 November 1878) was the president of Venezuela (1877–1878) and a member of the Liberal Party of Venezuela.
Personal life
Francisco Linares Alcántara was born on April 13, 1825 in T ...
(1825–1878),
President of Venezuela
The president of Venezuela ( es, Presidente de Venezuela), officially known as the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is the head of state and head of government in Ven ...
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Yohan Pino
Yohan Jose Alana Pino (born December 26, 1983) is a Venezuelan-Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Tommasin Padova of the Italian Baseball League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City ...
(born 1983), professional baseball player
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Abraham Torres
Abraham Torres (born January 16, 1968 in Turmero, Aragua) is a former Venezuelan boxer, who was nicknamed "Habran". At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he lost in the third round of the men's bantamweight division (52–54 kg) to Thailand's even ...
(born 1968), Olympic boxer
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José Luis Valbuena
José Luis Valbuena (born March 19, 1971 in Turmero, Aragua) is a former bantamweight boxer from Venezuela, who had a total number of 30 professional fights during his career. He is best known for knocking down Carlos Barreto on October 9, 1999. ...
(born 1971), Pan American Games boxer
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Stephanie de Zorzi
Stephanie Ysabel de Zorzi Landaeta (born July 20, 1993 in Turmero) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen. She represented Aragua state at Miss Venezuela 2013 pageant where she won the crown of Miss Venezuela Tierra 2013. Stephanie competed in t ...