Borburata is a small coastal town in Carabobo state, Venezuela , located on the Caribbean Sea . It was long a destination of indigenous peoples , who would gather salt at the sea. It was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century, but suffered so many raids that it was mostly abandoned. Residents moved inland. Today it has facilities associated with the Venezuela oil and gas industry.
8-568: For thousands of year, indigenous peoples occupied this area. Some came from the interior to gather dried salt. Historically, the Jirajara Indians traveled to Valencia Lake and through the mountains to reach the sea in this area to collect dried salt. During 16th-century Spanish colonization, the explorer Juan de Villegas founded the town in 1548. During the late 16th and 17th centuries, the region suffered many attacks by French and British pirates . These included: The town of Borburata
16-471: A great variety of habitats, such as beaches, mangroves, coral reefs, and tropical rainforests, with corresponding diversity of wildlife and plants. 10°26′38″N 67°57′46″W / 10.44389°N 67.96278°W / 10.44389; -67.96278 This article about a location in Venezuela is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jirajara language From Misplaced Pages,
24-2032: Is an extinct language of western Venezuela . Other than being part of the Jirajaran family , its classification is uncertain due to a lack of data. See Jirajaran languages for details. References [ edit ] ^ Halbmayer, Ernst, ed. (2020-01-10). Amerindian Socio-Cosmologies between the Andes, Amazonia and Mesoamerica: Toward an Anthropological Understanding of the Isthmo–Colombian Area (1 ed.). Routledge. p. 128. doi : 10.4324/9781003010487 . ISBN 978-1-003-01048-7 . v t e Languages of Venezuela Official language Spanish Llanero Maracucho Indigenous languages Arawakan Arawak Baniwa Caquetio Mandawaca Paraujano Piapoco Warekena Wayuu Arutani-Sape Arutani Sapé Cariban Carib Japreria Kapóng Macushi Mapoyo-Yabarana Panare Pemon Sikiana Tamanaku Ye'kuana Yukpa Chibchan Barí Uwa Guahiban Cuiba Guahibo Jirajaran Ayoman Gayon Jirajara Timotean Mucuchí Timote Other Betoi Hodï Jukude (Maku-Auari) Nheengatu Ninam Sanumá Warao Yaruro Non-Native languages German Colonia Tovar Italian Romani Sign languages Venezuelan Sign Language Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jirajara_language&oldid=1135279279 " Categories : Languages of Venezuela Extinct languages of South America Jirajaran languages Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
32-581: Is different from Wikidata Language articles with Linglist code Languages without ISO 639-3 code but with Linguist List code Language articles with unreferenced extinction date Venezuelan Spanish Venezuelan Spanish ( castellano venezolano or español venezolano ) refers to the Spanish spoken in Venezuela . Spanish was introduced in Venezuela by colonists . Most of them were from Galicia , Basque Country , Andalusia , or
40-538: The Canary Islands . The last has been the most fundamental influence on modern Venezuelan Spanish, and Canarian and Venezuelan accents may even be indistinguishable to other Spanish-speakers. Italian and Portuguese immigrants from the late 19th and the early 20th century have also had an influence; they influenced vocabulary and its accent, given its slight sing-songy intonation, like Rioplatense Spanish . German settlers also left an influence when Venezuela
48-446: The 💕 Extinct language of western Venezuela Jirajara Hirahara Native to Venezuela Region Falcón Extinct early 20th century Language family Jirajaran languages Jirajara Language codes ISO 639-3 None ( mis ) Linguist List qfg Glottolog jira1249 jira1235 (bibliography) Jirajara
56-668: Was contracted as a concession by the King of Spain to the German Welser banking family ( Klein-Venedig , 1528–1546). The Spaniards additionally brought African slaves , which is the origin of expressions such as chévere ("excellent"), which comes from Yoruba ché egberi . Other non-Romance words came from indigenous languages, such as guayoyo (a type of coffee ) and caraota ( black bean ). There are several subdialects of Venezuelan Spanish: The Venezuelan dialect influences of Patois of Trinidad and Papiamento ,
64-515: Was eventually abandoned for a long period, and settlers moved to Valencia and Puerto Cabello . A day's walk from the Caribbean Sea, it was less likely to be raided. Today Borburata is best known for the PDVSA tank farm, part of the profitable oil and gas industry. The town is also known for its religious festivities. The San Esteban National Park located minutes outside the town contains
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