El Valle del Espíritu Santo
El Valle del Espíritu Santo | |
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| Coordinates: 10°58′52″N 63°52′43″W / 10.98111°N 63.87861°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Nueva Esparta |
| Counties | García |
| Area | |
• Total | 89 km2 (34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (267 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 45,606 |
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El Valle del Espíritu Santo is a village near Porlamar, in the Nueva Esparta state of Venezuela. Founded as the capital of the island in 1529, El Valle del Espíritu Santo is just north of Porlamar. It is the birth town of Santiago Mariño and his sister, Concepción Mariño, as well as where the patron of the island, the Virgin of El Valle appeared. The village has a pink-and-white church honoring the Virgin of El Valle. Visitors go to the village all year-round, but especially on her feast day in early September.