Barinas
Americannoun
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Superlano was a candidate for governor of Barinas, where Chávez was born, in 2021.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023
“We work hard every single day,” said Jesus Cardoso, 29, a migrant from the Venezuelan state of Barinas.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023
Mr. Chávez’s brother, Argenis Chávez, suffered a humiliating defeat by the opposition when running for governor in the late president’s home state of Barinas.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022
Though the opposition was broadly defeated in regional elections at the end of last year, it notched a win in a governorship re-run in Barinas state, which has traditionally been dominated by the ruling party.
From Reuters • Jan. 24, 2022
At the very first outbreak of insurrection in 1810, Paez took service as a volunteer in the hastily-levied militia of Barinas, and was quickly promoted to the post of sergeant in a corps of lancers.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 by Various
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