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History of Bocono


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Of native origin, the name Bocon� comes from the word Komboc, the name of a local river. On October 12, 1548, Diego Ruiz de Vallejo left El Tocuyo, under orders of Juan Villegas, to conquer the Cuicas Province, a name that was giving by the natives that inhabited the area and where the Bocon� valley was located, with the objective of taking gold from the mines that were supposedly in the area.

In 1558, an argument between Francisco Ruiz, sent by the governor of the province of Venezuela to occupy the sector of los Cuicas, and Juan de Maldonado, representative of the Real Audiencia del Nuevo Reino de Granada, occurred; Juan de Maldonado alleged that his people controlled those lands. Nevertheless, the capable work of Ruiz guaranteed that those lands were under the jurisdiction of Venezuela.

In 1786, the Bocon� Canton was formed.

In 1811, Bocon� was declared a city and joined the independence movement. TheSpanish Empire reacted by imprisoning and exiling Don Miguel Uzc�tegui, Mayor of the city.

On two different occasions (June 26�29, 1813 and March 10, 1821), Sim�n Bol�varvisited Bocon�, where he installed a base at Boca del Monte. While in Bocon�, he stayed at the house of Mayor Jose Mar�a Baptista, expressed his admiration of the region, and declared the city "Garden of Venezuela".

On July 2, 1813, the Battle Niquitao in the Tirind� savanna took place, an event that occurred during the Admirable Campaign. Residents, the Mucuch�es tribe, and numerous patriots together with Jos� F�lix Ribas, Vicente Campo El�as, and Rafael Urdaneta defeated the Spanish Army commanded by Jos� Mart�.

In 1864, the Bocon� Department was formed.

In 1884, the Bocon� Department became the Bocon� District

In 1955, the Bocon� Airport was completed and, on September 3 of that year, the first planes began landing at the new airport.

In 1990, the Bocon� District became the Bocon� Municipality. The municipality was originally divided
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