Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality (Municipio Juan Antonio Sotillo)
The history of Puerto La Cruz began when the Spanish conquerors arrived to Venezuela. In 1780, the Christian Mission of Pozuelos (Pozuelos means small wells) was founded, with natives being the majority of the population.
On 9 April 1862, a group of 26 families from Margarita Island decided to settle in Pozuelos Bay.
The "Virgen del Amparo" (Virgin of Amparo) and the "Santa Cruz" (Holy Cross) were adopted as the main religious identities of the town. On 8 November of every year since then is celebrated as the "Dia de la Virgen del Amparo" (Day of the Virgin of Amparo) and 3 May as the "Dia de la Santa Cruz" (Day of the Holy Cross).
In 1868, the first Church was built and the name of the town was changed to Puerto de la Santa Cruz (Port of the Holy Cross), but as the years passed people got used to calling it just "Puerto La Cruz".
Map - Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality (Municipio Juan Antonio Sotillo)
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Country - Venezuela
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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VES | Venezuelan bolÃvar | BsS. or Bs. | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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ES | Spanish language |