Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela
Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela | |
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  Location within Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°21′57″N 70°42′09″W / 9.36583°N 70.70250°W |
Isnotú (Spanish pronunciation: [iznoˈtu]) is a tiny town located in Trujillo, Venezuela, roughly 269 miles (433 km) west of Caracas. It has an average daytime temperature of 25 °C (77 °F).[1]
Isnotú was founded by Bishop Mariano Martí on April 13, 1777.[2] Its name came from the Indigenous tribe that inhabited the area at the time of its founding, the Isnotúes.[3][4]
Isnotú is the birthplace of Doctor José Gregorio Hernández. Daily, thousands of people come there to visit the Santuario (the Sanctuary) which was built as a sign of gratitude for miraculous healings attributed to Dr. Hernández.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Average emperatures Archived 2024-11-27 at the Wayback Machine World Weather Online. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.
- ↑ Hernández Caballero, Serafín. (1998). Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6.
- ↑ Vila, Marco Aurelio. Antecedentes coloniales de centros poblados de Venezuela, p 172. Caracas: Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1978.
- ↑ Universidad Central de Venezuela – Biblioteca Willy Ossott Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. UCV.ve. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.
- ↑ José Gregorio Hernández Biography Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Tiwi.com. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.