Bárbula | |
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Coordinates: 10°17′N 68°01′W / 10.283°N 68.017°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Carabobo |
Municipality | Naguanagua Municipality |
Time zone | UTC−4 ( VET) |
Bárbula is a locality in Naguanagua Municipality, Venezuela. It has the main campus of the University of Carabobo. The facilities include a palmetum, the Parque Universitario Palmetum.
At the beginning of the 19th century Bárbula was a farm or hacienda, which was visited by Alexander von Humboldt.
In 1813 the locality was the site of a battle, the Batalla de Bárbula , in which Colombian and Venezuelan independentists defeated Royalist troops. The background was that the United Provinces of New Granada (Colombia) granted Simon Bolivar permission to lead a force to free Venezuela. The battle is mentioned in the National Anthem of Colombia in an allusion to the heroic death of Atanasio Girardot.
Bárbula Tunnel is part of a railway under construction between Puerto Cabello and La Encrucijada ( Estado Aragua). The project to build the line of approx. 108 km is managed by Instituto de Ferrocarriles del Estado. The tunnel has a length of 7.8 km (4.8 mi), which makes it the longest in South America. [2]
Bárbula | |
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Coordinates: 10°17′N 68°01′W / 10.283°N 68.017°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Carabobo |
Municipality | Naguanagua Municipality |
Time zone | UTC−4 ( VET) |
Bárbula is a locality in Naguanagua Municipality, Venezuela. It has the main campus of the University of Carabobo. The facilities include a palmetum, the Parque Universitario Palmetum.
At the beginning of the 19th century Bárbula was a farm or hacienda, which was visited by Alexander von Humboldt.
In 1813 the locality was the site of a battle, the Batalla de Bárbula , in which Colombian and Venezuelan independentists defeated Royalist troops. The background was that the United Provinces of New Granada (Colombia) granted Simon Bolivar permission to lead a force to free Venezuela. The battle is mentioned in the National Anthem of Colombia in an allusion to the heroic death of Atanasio Girardot.
Bárbula Tunnel is part of a railway under construction between Puerto Cabello and La Encrucijada ( Estado Aragua). The project to build the line of approx. 108 km is managed by Instituto de Ferrocarriles del Estado. The tunnel has a length of 7.8 km (4.8 mi), which makes it the longest in South America. [2]