Caucagua

Caucagua is a Venezuelan city in the state of Miranda, capital of the Municipality of Acevedo. Its name is a cumanagota root word and means "rushing waters".

The city of Caucagua was called Valle de Araguata around 1690. It was refounded with the name of Caucagua in 1752. Bishop Mariano Martí gave it the name Nuestra Señora del Valle de la Santa Cruz de Caucagua in 1784. The population in 1783 was 2,422 inhabitants. For the 2016 census, the city had 87,371 inhabitants.

It had a certain prosperity, since it is located at a crossroads between Caracas, the East of Venezuela, and the rest of the Miranda state (Barlovento and Valles del Tuy), as well as being an agricultural nucleus, mainly for the production of cocoa on their lands of extraordinary fertility. During the colonial era, large and prosperous cocoa farms, belonging to families of the Creole aristocracy (see Criollo), developed in the surrounding areas, giving rise to the qualification of 'Gran cacao' to refer to a great feudal lord. In recent years, certain industries have settled on the periphery of it.

It is considered a crossroads between Caracas, Barlovento, Oriente and the Tuy Valleys.

The politician, professor and sociologist Elías Jaua (1969-) is from Caucagueño.

History

By the year 1841, the town of Caucagua was the head of the canton of the same name, formed by the parishes of Caucagua, Aragüita, Tapipa, Panaquire and Capaya. At that time, the canton had a total population of 4,913 inhabitants, and it was mainly dedicated to the production of cocoa for export.

The famous geographer and cartographer Agustín Codazzi, who explored Venezuela for eight years from 1830, described it as follows:

“The town of Caucagua is located on a small table with several houses a short distance from the river that bears its name, by a wide work surrounded by hills covered with forests. It is located less than a league from the Tuy River, which is navigable here and can carry the fruits to the sea. The fertile lands that its valley contains, the large forests that still remain to be cleared in places close to the navigation of the Tuy, make this town an interesting point for trade and agriculture, enjoying a warm but healthy temperament.

The town of Caucagua was called Valle de Araguata around 1690. It was refounded with the name of Caucagua in 1752. Bishop Mariano Martí gave it the name Nuestra Señora del Valle de la Santa Cruz de Caucagua in 1784.

The population in 1783 was 2422 inhabitants. For the 2001 census, the city of Caucagua had approximately 35,000 inhabitants.

Economy

Culture

Cultural and folkloric events

The Parranda de los Santos Inocentes de Caucagua has been celebrated for approximately 60 years. It begins on December 27 at eleven o'clock at night with the reading of the Bando.

Side It is a kind of herald, where the members and authorities of the party are named in a picaresque way and with nicknames, among which we can mention: the party leader, the fly, the mail of those of the innocent, the executioner, the standard-bearer, the police, prosecutors and of course the Boleros.

Bolero Word that derives from 'Voleo' which, in the gypsy dialect, means to fly, alluding to dance movements (Dance, Dance). The body movements are totally free and abrupt, to the rhythm of the music. Rounds and braids or chains are made.

In Caucagua and in the celebration of the Holy Innocents, a Bolero is a person disguised with old clothes with holes and cut into strips, they paint their face black, their tongue red, they wear wigs and put on horns, they carry a spear (a stick, a rod) and make scary sounds; They are scary, which produces an effect on people, which is that if they don't give them their bonus (collaboration, money, hallaca, whatever), they are going to hurt them; but here its relationship with the date December 28 "Innocents' Day" can also be highlighted, since in reality the boleros do no harm, as given by their dark clothing, but are a cheerful, festive, social character. and shareable who pass through the streets, from house to house, from business to business, asking for their Christmas bonus, making an effort to keep this tradition alive more than ever; are worthy of admiration, we must value and gratify them.

The partying of the Boleros of Caucagua has its origin or roots in ancient times, when by order of King Herod the slaughter of children was ordered, it is also said that in colonial times slaves were given one day free, which they took advantage of to celebrate their rituals and make fun of their bosses.

These acts have always had a hint of mockery, currently the boleros dress up as political characters, and these represent the crisis, corruption, hunger and other things.

Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest for the Nation in 2014.

Streets

-Bolivar Street -Street the carnations -Las Colonias Street -El Cedral Street -Angel Gonzalez Boulevard -Tajamar Street -La Laguna Street -Terraces Street -Acevedo Avenue -Rivas Davila Street -Cumbito Street -Comercio Street or Real Street -Calle El Cacho (Old Location of the Fire Department) -Macaguita -The Hole Street -Pleasure Street -Liberty Street -Pleasure Street -Calle El Recreo (current location of the Fire Department) -Wind Street La Linea Street

Places of interest

Plaza Bolivar Boulevard

Festivities

New Year's Party Party of the Three Wise Men Carnival Festivities in honor of the Virgen de la Encarnacion San Juan Bands and Parrandas of the Holy Innocents