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: ''This article is about an island. For the Coche language, see Camsá language.''
'Isla de Coche' (''Coche Island'') is an island belonging to Nueva Esparta State of Venezuela, located in the Caribbean between Isla Margarita and the mainland.
It covers an area of 55 km² (11 km long by 6 km), with a population of about 8,200 (1999 census). The highest elevation of the island is 60 m above the sea level. The climate is tropic, with an average temperatute of approximately 27 to 38°C.
The island is coincident with the municipality of Villalba, with capital San Pedro de Coche. Other towns on Coche are El Bichar, Guinima, El Amparo, El Guamache and La Uva.
The economy depends mainly on tourism.
The island was discovered in 1498 by Christopher Columbus. First efforts to settle Coche were made in the early XVIth Century. There was previous population of refugees originating from the city Nueva Cádiz which was destroyed by the tropical storm on Cubagua Island. All settlers, mostly the pearl daughters, abandoned Isla Coche in 1574.
In half of XXth Century, in Cumaná's library a document, written by a Franciscan monach reported that on Isla Coche a boat was discovered with the embossed inscription "John Bober Polonus, 1726". Polish voyager and writer, Arkady Fiedler, made efforts to find other information about mysterious Mr. Bober. The result of his searche was the novels trylogy: "Wyspa Robinsona" ("''The Robinson's Island''"), "Orinoko" ("''Orinoco''") and "Biały Jaguar" ("''The White Jaguar''").
John (in Polish: Jan) Bober had half-Polish roots, he was a settler from Virginia, and after settlers revolted against the English Lord Dunbury was crushed, he escaped from Virginia capitol, Jamestown, on board of a pirate ship.
The ship sank near the Venezuelan coast, and only John Bober and two others were caught as slaves by the pirates Arawak Indians survive, getting after long swim coast of Isla Coche.
There they spent about three years, between 1725 and 1728. In 1728, Isla Coche took place a battle between Indian pearl draughters - escapers from Margarita, supported by Bober (he give them a guns and learn them how to use it), and the Spanish lords from Margarita Island.
"Islanders" have won, but won't stay there anymore, because they affraid of Spanish revenge. They was abandon Coche and sail to Arawak's village named Serima, at the right bank of Orinoco river on the mainland.
Next, this time successful settlement took place in XIXth Century, and from this date Coche is still habitated.
★ Isla Coche's official site
'Isla de Coche' (''Coche Island'') is an island belonging to Nueva Esparta State of Venezuela, located in the Caribbean between Isla Margarita and the mainland.
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| Geography |
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Geography
It covers an area of 55 km² (11 km long by 6 km), with a population of about 8,200 (1999 census). The highest elevation of the island is 60 m above the sea level. The climate is tropic, with an average temperatute of approximately 27 to 38°C.
The island is coincident with the municipality of Villalba, with capital San Pedro de Coche. Other towns on Coche are El Bichar, Guinima, El Amparo, El Guamache and La Uva.
The economy depends mainly on tourism.
History
The island was discovered in 1498 by Christopher Columbus. First efforts to settle Coche were made in the early XVIth Century. There was previous population of refugees originating from the city Nueva Cádiz which was destroyed by the tropical storm on Cubagua Island. All settlers, mostly the pearl daughters, abandoned Isla Coche in 1574.
In half of XXth Century, in Cumaná's library a document, written by a Franciscan monach reported that on Isla Coche a boat was discovered with the embossed inscription "John Bober Polonus, 1726". Polish voyager and writer, Arkady Fiedler, made efforts to find other information about mysterious Mr. Bober. The result of his searche was the novels trylogy: "Wyspa Robinsona" ("''The Robinson's Island''"), "Orinoko" ("''Orinoco''") and "Biały Jaguar" ("''The White Jaguar''").
John (in Polish: Jan) Bober had half-Polish roots, he was a settler from Virginia, and after settlers revolted against the English Lord Dunbury was crushed, he escaped from Virginia capitol, Jamestown, on board of a pirate ship.
The ship sank near the Venezuelan coast, and only John Bober and two others were caught as slaves by the pirates Arawak Indians survive, getting after long swim coast of Isla Coche.
There they spent about three years, between 1725 and 1728. In 1728, Isla Coche took place a battle between Indian pearl draughters - escapers from Margarita, supported by Bober (he give them a guns and learn them how to use it), and the Spanish lords from Margarita Island.
"Islanders" have won, but won't stay there anymore, because they affraid of Spanish revenge. They was abandon Coche and sail to Arawak's village named Serima, at the right bank of Orinoco river on the mainland.
Next, this time successful settlement took place in XIXth Century, and from this date Coche is still habitated.
External links
★ Isla Coche's official site
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