Sarare

Sarare is a town in the Venezuelan state of Lara. It is the seat of the Simón Planas Municipality. The town and surroundings have about 12535 inhabitants. It is located on the shores of the Sarare River, which flows into the Orinoco.^[1]

Sarare
Simón Planas Municipality in Lara State
Sarare
Coordinates: 09°47′02″N 69°09′40″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Municipality	Simón Planas Municipality
Founded	1716
Government
• Mayor	Amalia Saez (PSUV)
Population  (2010)estimates
• Total	12,535
Time zone	UTC-4:30 (VST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Postal code	3015
Website	(in Spanish)

History

Fray Pedro de Alcalá founded the town in 1716 as Indian missionary town. The first inhabitants were 73 families from the Atures tribe. There were also Indians from the Cherrecheres, Guamonteyes, Guamos, Colorados, Achaguas, Guáricos, Gayones and Otomaco and Taparita groups. A year after the foundation most settlers died from an epidemic.

Fray Diego de Urbique founded Sarare in 1754 as the Mission of Saint Nicolas of Sarare.