Maturin is a city in Venezuela, capital of the state of Monagas, and a center for the exploration and development of the country's petroleum industry, with a metropolitan area population of about 401,000. Growing rapidly through the twentieth century on the strength of nearby oil fields, Maturin functions today as an important commercial and logistical hub for eastern Venezuela's energy sector.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding YearOfficial founding date per the Venezuelan Academy of History; an earlier 1722 founding is separately documented and recorded as a dissent on this fact. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Maturin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, founding dateQuote, History section, founding date
December 7, 1760, is the official date of the founding of Maturín (according to the Venezuelan Academy of History) by the Franciscan missionary Lucas de Zaragoza.
Dissenting Readings (1 dissenting reading)
Founding Year
The Jesuit priest Pablo Ojer found a document in the General Archive of the Indies which he read as proving an earlier founding date for Maturin, 1722, against the 1760 date the Venezuelan Academy of History treats as official.
A dissenting reading, from Pablo OjerMaturin (Wikipedia), Wikimedia Foundation
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