Tocuyito
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Tocuyito Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°06′52″N 68°03′56″W / 10.11444°N 68.06556°W / 10.11444; -68.06556
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Municipality	Libertador
Founded	1547
City Established	May 16, 1782
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	173,450
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Climate	Aw
Website	alcaldialibertador-carabobo.gob.ve

Tocuyito is a city of Venezuela, capital of the Libertador Municipality in Carabobo State. It is part of the metropolitan area of Valencia. This city is considered the entry point to Valencia from the motorways that lead to the Southwest (Barquisimeto) and South (towards Cojedes).

Geography

Tocuyito is located in the flatlands of Carabobo, at an altitude of 451 metres above sea level. Its annual temperature is around 26°C.

History

Tocuyito was founded in 1547 by Spanish Conquistador Juan de Villegas. The name derives from its initial similarity to the town of El Tocuyo (Tocuyito is little Tocuyo). Tocuyo is an Indian word for "maniok juice".^{[citation needed]}

Southwest of the town is where the 1821 Battle of Carabobo took place, resulting in a joint Venezuelan-Colombian victory against the Spanish Army.

There was an important battle in Tocuyito on 14 September 1899, when the so-called Revolution for Liberal Restoration, led by Cipriano Castro, decisively defeated the governmental forces of president Ignacio Andrade.