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View of the Manzanares River in Cumaná (Venezuela) (Eng – Esp)


I am a proud resident (as they say) of Cumaná, which is considered the first mainland city founded by the Spanish conquistadors. However, it already existed as a settlement, and was inhabited by the Cumanagoto and Chaima indigenous peoples. According to researchers, the city’s name derives from its river, Kumana, in the indigenous language. The Spanish colonizers named it Manzanares, perhaps because some associated it with the river in Spain. And so it remained.

Whenever I can, I gaze at the river that flows through my city as a way of paying tribute to it—not only because it is a living river (albeit barely so), serving as a sort of central artery, but also because it is always with us.

This time, I took photos of the river in both directions, all the way to the current Guzmán Blanco Bridge (whose initial construction dates back to 1875, during that president’s administration, but which has since been rebuilt and renovated several times), starting from Guaiquerí Park.

The Manzanares River is central to the city (Cumaná), as it runs through it, dividing it into two parts, now called Santa Inés and Altagracia. According to chroniclers, this division was also linked to the social classes that inhabited each area—whether the wealthy or the poor—during colonial times.

But most importantly, the Manzanares River is the natural soul of the city. That is why we must remain vigilant about any projects planned or carried out in its vicinity.


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Next, I’d like to share the iconic song composed for the river by the Cumaná-born musician José Antonio López in the early 1950s, which has been covered and interpreted in numerous ways. Here is one of the most representative versions, by “Quinteto Contrapunto.”


Reference / Referencia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%ADo_Manzanares_(Venezuela)



Versión en español

Vista del río Manzanares, en Cumaná (Venezuela)

Soy un habitante, a mucha honra (como se dice), de Cumaná, a la que se considera la primera ciudad de tierra firme (continental) fundada por los conquistadores españoles. Sin embargo, ya existía como espacio, y los aborígenes cumanagotos y chaimas la habitaban. En opiniones de investigadores, el nombre de la ciudad deriva de su río, Kumana, en la lengua indígena. Los colonizadores españoles lo nombraron Manzanares, quizás porque algunos lo asociaron con el de España. Y así se quedó.

Siempre que puedo, observo el río que atraviesa mi ciudad, como un modo de rendirle tributo, pues no solamente por tener un río vivo (aunque a duras penas), que sea una especie de arteria central, sino, además, que nos acompañe siempre.

Esta vez tomé fotos del río, en sus dos direcciones, hasta llegar al actual Puente Guzmán Blanco (cuya construcción inicial data de 1875, durante el gobierno de ese presidente, pero luego varias veces reconstruido y refaccionado), desde el Parque Guaiquerí.

El río Manzanares es una clave de la ciudad (Cumaná), puesto que la atraviesa dividiéndola en dos partes, hoy llamadas Santa Inés y Altagracia. Según cronistas, esta división también se relacionó con los sectores sociales que habitaron uno y otro espacio, fueran mantuanos o pobres, en los tiempos de la colonia.

Pero lo más importante es que el río Manzanares constituye el alma natural de la ciudad. Por eso debemos estar atentos a lo que se proyecte o realice en sus adyacencias.

Seguidamente, les dejo la emblemática canción que le fue compuesta por el músico cumanés José Antonio López a principios de la década de 1950, y que ha tenido numerosas versiones e interpretaciones. Aquí les dejo una de las más representativas, la de “Quinteto Contrapunto”.


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Thank you for attention. | Gracias por su atención.

The photos were taken with a Kodak CD82 camera |Las fotos se hicieron con una cámara Kodak CD82


Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)




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