1641 Caracas earthquake

Earthquake in Venezuela October 2024 1641 Caracas earthquake yes 11 June 1641 Venezuela 6.5 s y 11.0 -67.0 inline,title Venezuela, Caracas 200 The 1641 Caracas earthquake took place in Venezuela on 11 June 1641. It is often known as the San Bernabé earthquake because 11 June is the feast day of Barnabas in the Catholic calendar.es Rodríguez, José Angel (ed.), Visiones del oficio: Historiadores venezolanos en el siglo XXI, Fondo Editorial Humanidades, 2000. p. 204 The earthquake caused extensive damage in Caracas and the destruction of La Guaira; the event led the Caracas City Council to propose rebuilding its city in what was then the savannah of Chacao, a move that was opposed by the Governor, Ruy Fernández de Fuenmayor.https://www.mcnbiografias.com/app-bio/do/show?key=fernandez-de-fuenmayor-ruy Fernández de Fuenmayor, Ruy (1603–1651) Castilla Lara, L. G. Academia de la Historia 1978 10 September 2012 es See also 1812 Caracas earthquake 1967 Caracas earthquake List of earthquakes in Venezuela List of historical earthquakes References International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology Part A, Volume 81A A List of Deadly Earthquakes in the World: 1500–2000 T. R. Utsu 2002 Academic Press First 978-0124406520 693 1641 Category:1641 disasters Category:1640s earthquakes Category:1641 in South America Category:17th century in Caracas