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Valencia
Valencia , city (1990 pop. 903,621), capital of Carabobo state, N Venezuela. It is Venezuela's fourth largest city and one of its major industrial centers. Products include motor vehicles, chemicals, textiles, cattle feed, and consumer goods. Lying in a leading agricultural region, the city is a market for sugarcane and cotton and for cattle driven from the Orinoco llanos . Valencia was founded in 1555. It was briefly the national capital in 1812 and again in 1830, when a convention held there proclaimed Venezuela's secession from Gran Colombia. Valencia's industrialization dates from the 1950s. It is the seat of the Universidad de Carabobo. |
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"Valencia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Valencia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ValenciaVen.html "Valencia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ValenciaVen.html |
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Valencia, Honduras, Spain, Trinidad, USA, Venezuela 1. Spain (Valencia): an autonomous community (in Spanish, Comunidad Valenciana), a city and a former kingdom. Founded as Valentia in 138 bc for Lusitanian military veterans, the Roman name, Valentia Edetanorum ‘Fortified Town of the Edetani’, came from the tribal name and the Latin valens ‘strong’ or ‘powerful’. The Arabic name was Medina bu‐Tarab ‘City of Joy’.2. Venezuela: founded in 1555 as Nueva Valencia del Rey ‘New Valencia of the King’ by Alonso Diaz Moreno who came from the Spanish city of Valencia.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Valencia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Valencia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Valencia.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Valencia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Valencia.html |
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Valencia City in n Venezuela, capital of Carabobo state. Valencia was the capital of Venezuela in 1830, when the country gained independence from Greater Colombia. It is an industrial and transport centre. Industries: textiles, paper, cement, glass, soap, furniture vehicles, brewing. Pop. (2000) 1,338,833.
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"Valencia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Valencia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Valencia1.html "Valencia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Valencia1.html |
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Valencia
Valencia (Dairbhre) Kerry. ‘Place of oaks’. The English name represents Irish Béal Inse, ‘estuary of the island’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Valencia." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Valencia." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Valencia.html A. D. MILLS. "Valencia." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Valencia.html |
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"Valencia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Valencia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-ValenciaIs.html "Valencia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-ValenciaIs.html |
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