Mara

Mara, of firm and authoritarian character, assumed all the autocratic figure of who governs assisted by supernatural powers. A leader of a vast western region that stretched from the shores of the lak.. Read more »e known as Maracaibo and the Magdalena River, on the border with what is now Cartagena. The fierce Motilon Indians knew the incursions of this cacique who managed to subdue many tribes of the region, with which he faced the spanish invader. Perfect connoisseur of Guajira geography, Mara managed to exert a prolonged resistance against the Spaniards. He died fighting a Spanish captain, who captures him badly wounded and lets him plunge into his agony. Mara's death is not succeeded by any other chieftain of his temperament, so the region was practically pacified.

Country:	Venezuela
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Legendary Caciques
Nominal:	420 Bs.
Year:	1998
Material:	coated
Size:	40 x 35 mm
Perforation:	comb 12
Mintage:	50,000