The region was inhabited well before the Europeans arrived. The first European record about the region dates back to 1545, when L�pez Montalvo de Lugo, under order of governor Jorge de la Espira, arrived in the valley of Qu�bor.
Venezuela's Captain General Francisco de la Hoz Berr�os ordered the official foundation of Qu�bor in June 1620, even if there was already a native American village there. The centre got as official name Nuestra Se�ora de Altagracia de Qu�bor.
The region was inhabited well before the Europeans arrived. The first European record about the region dates back to 1545, when L�pez Montalvo de Lugo, under order of governor Jorge de la Espira, arrived in the valley of Qu�bor.
Venezuela's Captain General Francisco de la Hoz Berr�os ordered the official foundation of Qu�bor in June 1620, even if there was already a native American village there. The centre got as official name Nuestra Se�ora de Altagracia de Qu�bor
