Jadacaquiva
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| Jadacaquiva, Falcón | |
  Jadacaquiva, Falcón
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| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Falcón |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 2,967 |
| Time zone | Venezuela (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 269 |
Jadacaquiva is a town in Falcón Municipality, Falcón State, Venezuela. The population was 2,967 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Jadacaquiva is located at (11.9066667, -70.0952778).
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,967 people, 811 households, and 586 families residing in the town. The gender makeup of the town was 1,523 males (51.33%) and 1,444 females (48.67%).
[edit] History
Jadacaquiva was founded on land bought at the end of the 1700s by D. Alonso Arias. It became a parish in 1819, under the sponsorship of Mérida's Bishop Rafael Lasso de la Vega.
Venezuelan Marshal and President Juan Crisóstomo Falcón was born in a nearby farm in 1820.
[edit] Jadacaquiva's Church
Jadacaquiva's Church is unique in many of its architectural elements. It was built by Don Alejandro de Quevedo Villegas and his wife, Doña Rosa, in 1749. The construction was a last will mandate by local landowner D. Diego Laguna.
The Church has architectural elements of the Jewish religion. The structure of the campanile, separate from the church, is styled [[Caribbea] Dutch]] (common to Curacao architecture). It is believed that masons from nearby Curacao were brought to help during its construction.
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