Canagua
Arzobispo Chacón
The town is located south of Merida state. Venezuela's capital city is Canaguá. The first settlers who arrived in these lands were of European origin people socially well-formed, with a degree of culture, and knowledge about language, almost all could read, write and count well-formed union in marriage, no vices or bad habits, with a well-established criteria on love for God and neighbor, fundamental principles of a society, so here it is formed top quality families, not only in terms of responsibility, but also on personality, many or perhaps all, were white-skinned, fair-haired, smooth and sea-green eyes, taller than small, perfect features, and exceptional beauty, there was no illegal connections, far fewer people to vice or crime that never was place in the community, families working together and basically gave no respite to idleness, rape did not exist even in the minds of anyone in the community, because the sacred concept of the holy fear of God is maintained as a principle in the form of living and thinking.
CANAGUA CLIMATOLOGY OF
mountainous terrain and spreading in shoals towards the plains, limits to the state of Barinas. CLIMATOLOGY. Climatology is the science that deals with the study of temperature and atmosphere of a region. Indeed, to determine the climate in the south of Merida has made a preliminary investigation on all weather elements fixing the temperature between 12.5 ° C. and 24 º C. The Weather Canaguá population, is characterized by mild and healthy, these characteristics determine the regime of precipitation and temperature. TRADITIONS
PRINTS OF OUR ANCESTORS.
southern Merida in December dresses up to celebrate the coming of the Christ Child. In the Aguinaldos evoke memories in the early morning of 16 to 24 December. Ninth also accompanied by the Christ Child binge of four charrasca, guitar and violin, along with gunpowder happy, profuse and noisy, a unique opportunity to enjoy healthy and happy family. Traditional music in the town square, enlivening the evening with songs, carols and carols, processions on the Ninth of the Redeemer, the preparation of traditional hallaca, bread with ham and sweet milky, the Saints inns Husbands in application for asylum. Since a few years ago has become a tradition to perform 15 to December 23, caravans of cars, formed by the different institutions of the people. Similarly, it is usually every 31 December, carrying out the runs of the famous bull candle and burning the old year. The hand of the operator Generous benefits spread over these lands that have been germinating seed of the Gospel in many vocations religious. The ancient devotional rosary as a family remain in our homes.
Share This Christian custom privileges with the Advent of the Savior in December and the passion of Jesus in the so-called Holy Week. In very early Easter and as of Tuesday, the families are preparing for the wood bracing themselves for the "mess" in the midst of the bustle of the day should be the bread and cook it in the ancient brick oven ... On Wednesday, start preparing the sweets, treats and delicacies, because on Thursday the 7 dishes eaten and Friday is a day of fasting, according to the rule governing Christian should not be working at home these two holy days. Nor should address for the trifles in the kitchen.
This is simply missing the Catholic observation. The tops, the mapora the donkey and so many other games that recreated childhood, back to the time, as there are those who bet their money playing agiley and nine with the deck .. The girl pirouetting in rivers or backwaters watching is part of the tradition in the south of Merida. Living Passion is staged with great fervor and profession of faith. For over ten years, the Hernandez family Durán made the long ordeal from ponds to Canaguá ("The Pilgrim of the Mountain"). You can take out some time, every Friday of Holy Week the Living Stations of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ and Jesus is who plays the young Alexis Roa. Canaguá is the Patron of the Virgen del Carmen which is particularly bright holiday each year.
After church services take place profane acts Canaguá fairs with the celebration of folk dancing, parade of floats, gazebos, vintage, highly competitive sports contests and folk games, and sometimes run, rodeo American and bull tailing, for us the inhabitants of this beautiful land, the celebration of this holiday symbolizes the encounter of faith, the opportunity for the healthy expression of joy and thanksgiving to the Creator. Indelible legacy is preserved some of the aborigines, as the preparation of some dishes, like fish stew, corn hallaquitas peeled, ripe, canned goods and sweets, corn, figs, pumpkin, eggplant, fritters, prudery, sweetbreads, almojábanas , majarete, coconut rice, marshmallows, corrunchete, bread dough, food that came from corn, cassava, potato, banana among others performed in different seasons.
Canaguá in the socio-cultural.
Date :1920-1965
VIPs. Priest
Adonay Noguera Mora. Levita was born in the village of Parish Capurí Liberty. He made his first studies in his native village, then entered the Sacred Heart College of La Grita, Tachira State, where he obtained Bachelor of Arts. After the seminar was sent Scherpenheuvel Willentad outside the island of Curacao, led by the Dominican monks Dutch from where he returned as a priest. He was pastor of Canaguá, Mucuchachí, Mucutuy, Aricagua, El Morro, Santa Barbara de Barinas, El Real and bishops, Barinas State. Cleric with so much kindness and efficiency, which left an indelible mark their virtues and their love of progress in all the towns through which he passed. Studied the possibilities road between the villages of the high plains of Barinas, the Peoples of the South and the Paramo of Merida, where the road would cross Trans. He directed the construction of several roads and temples, and worked on the rock with pick and shovel, as a current worker, encouraging by example the way the community development among its parishioners. Spanning forests in gray mule, took the spiritual and physical aid to their children wherever they so big and rugged terrain.
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was a cure for people without direction, a cure for children ignorant teacher, a farmer cure for the peasants; and a medical cure of bodies and souls, with remedies in the bag and food in the "smuggler." "Father Adonay died as he lived, alone, quiet, humble, compassionate, poor, very poor, the needy, because everything he achieved, even his life. That must be the saints. There is no other way. " b. Rodolfo Mora. Educator, humanist, lawyer and orator. Canaguá born, was educated in Merida and then returned possessed of broad culture, and surrendered his teaching skills to young people at that time. He kept an old phone "Manilla", communicating with Capurí populations, Guaraque and Barker. c. Camilo Contreras. It is the first teacher who met the sons of Canaguá, was exemplary educator and a lover of rural life. Cultivated poetry with the physical landscape of your property in the village of Laguna, was a native of this population. d. Don Eugenio Mora Molina. As president of the community board, displayed a commendable job and social material, built with community support the building of the former Municipal House, the Colonial Puente de los Naranjos (Enacted Historical and Cultural Heritage City by the Mayor Gerardo De Jesus Durán Mora), helped in opening up long voyages "The Red Lagoon" exploited today by the new modern highway. e. Don Hermes Martínez Corti.
During his long years of life was the linchpin of rural projections, Guaraque native. Lover of progress, and built the electric power through their own efforts and founded the Electric Company "Libertad", which provided free electrical services to the community. f. Poet Neptalí Noguera Mora. Nephew of Priest Adonay Noguera Mora and Dr. Luciano Noguera Mora. He was one of the finest prose that has given our region, the Liceo de Canaguá proudly carries his name. g. Dr. Luciano Noguera Mora. Dear son of the village Capurí, one of the most important values \u200b\u200bof the Venezuelan Andean culture, university professor, former congressman and former governor of the State. He was ambassador to Peru and Argentina where he represented us with dignity, to the extent that, the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos de Lima awarded him the honorable title of Honorary Professor of the English-American honorable institution.
In history, this important distinction only have received three Venezuelans, Simon Bolivar, Liberator splendid years and creator of nations, Dr. Rafael Caldera, statesman, orator and intellectual and Dr. Luciano Noguera Mora, Canaguá son and Southern Peoples Merida. h. Martin Morales. Canaguá painter born in 1951, plastic artist national and international reputation, his paintings have been recognized with the following awards: Award Engraving CONAC, 1st Biennial National Drawing and Engraving, National Art Gallery, Caracas; Award Rubinsteins Bernardo, Room Arturo Michelena, Valencia, Special Mention, 2nd National Biennial of Drawing and Engraving, National Art Gallery, Caracas, 1st Prize Recorded in the fourth hall of the West, Merida Careers, National Council for Cultural Research, Italy. i. Molina Agrippina Newman. He spent his youth, his love and his willingness to serve the teaching, was the first teacher Guaimaral village school where he remained for 28 consecutive years. At that time there was a lack of everything in that village and the trip to Canaguá, a mule, was 8 hours.
In winter the situation was more critical as the rivers are raging out of their beds, narrow, muddy roads became impassable, so he had to spend several years the August vacation at his school, leaving only for Christmas if you had a good time. j. Don Vicente García. Was who for nearly half a century (1920-1965) supplied the population of food and agricultural materials. Came to have the largest mule tack that has existed in the region. What is also translated into a source of employment for many parents family who served as laborers or herders' mules. Is the man who has come to own the largest tracts of land. Their farms and livestock accounted for 40% of the total wealth of the people. k. Eustorgio Jose Rivas Torres. Born in Aricagua, southern town of Merida.
The Canagüenses should feel indebted to those who fought hard in life to bring the air of civilization and modernity to the people and raise the cultural level of its inhabitants. Set to open the road to supply Santa Cruz de Mora, El Molino and Canaguá, bringing with it the arrival of the first motor vehicle to the people, March 14, 1954. And a year later began the construction of the road Canaguá, Quebrada El Barro, Capurí, Quintero and Guaraque table. Parish Church ended in 1956. Stimulated the construction and installation of the second power plant for the same year and promoted the construction of several aqueducts. He founded Santa María de Caparo on land "Guayanito" Padre Noguera Municipality capital whose eponym is the Abbe Adonay Noguera Mora, and distinguished himself as a writer of fine pen, where he highlighted several of his works all related to the origins , idiosyncrasies, culture and hidden beauties of the Peoples of the South of the State.
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