[citation needed] By that same Royal Decree, the Missionaries of the Province of Caracas were granted the pertinent attributions to found a Spanish village on the banks of the Tirgua River, which would serve as a permanent seat and refuge for the Indians who were gathered in the Missions and nearby towns, with the aim of imposing them in community life.

[citation needed] By virtue of this order, the Capuchin friar Pedro de Berja, founded on June 7, 1678, the city of "San Carlos de Austria", on the banks of the Tirgua River, near the Indian village of San Francisco, "with a lot of work to be done because this region was very depopulated, since from Valencia to Barquisimeto it was calculated 60 leagues and 70 from Valencia to Guanare, and the whole territory was deserted".

[citation needed] The assassination of General Ezequiel Zamora, on January 10, 1860, occurred in front of the San Juan Church, where a stray bullet took his life.

Around this fact there is a file of official documents that rest in the Miraflores Historical Archive under the title "The Historical Truth about the death and burial of General Ezequiel Zamora" prepared personally by the then Provisional President of Venezuela, General Cipriano Castro, who dedicated it to the National Academy of History (1904).

In 1989 the first direct universal and secret regional elections for governor were held and the then called Cojedes State Legislative Assembly.

You can also find birds such as the scarlet macaw (Ara macao), several species of parakeets and parrots, herons, pigeons, doves, and more.

The Governor is elected by the people by direct and secret vote for a period of four years and with the possibility of being re-elected continuously, being in charge of the state administration.

The economy is completed by the production of milk, cheese, rice, tobacco, sesame, cotton, corn, yucca and forestry.

The industry, in constant expansion, produces spare parts for motors, electrical material, textile yarns and furniture among other products.

According to the MAC 89/91 Agricultural Statistical Yearbook, the main products grown in the state are: corn, yam, sorghum, quinchoncho, cassava, mango and other fruits.

According to the 2011 Census, the racial composition of the population was:[2] The colonial architecture and the landscapes of the plains stand out in the region, ideal for observing country animals or local species in their natural habitat.

Towards the northern part of the state, in the town of La Sierra, tin violins are made, and hammocks and From leather you get ropes, straps, saddles.

As it is a plain state, it is common to consume meat from hunting such as: deer, capybara (chigüire), paca (lapa), etc.