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Juan Rodríguez Suárez
Spanish explorer
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history of Caracas
- In Caracas: History of Caracas
…chief’s daughter, and in 1561 Juan Rodríguez Suárez founded a town on the site of the ranch; but the town was soon destroyed by Indian attacks. The conquest and resettlement of the region began in 1566, and Diego de Losada is credited with the actual founding of the city in…
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