Michelena is a town in T�chira state, Venezuela. It was founded in 1849 by Jos� Amando P�rez. It has a population of 22.500.
*Ilich Ram�rez S�nchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal, a person currently serving death sentence in France for killing three people, was born here.
* Marcos P�rez Jim�nez, a former president of Venezuela, was born there
