Gayon

Gayon recalls the Gayones, an Indigenous people who inhabited the mountains and valleys around El Tocuyo in western Venezuela. Their country included the Sanare range and the hills overlooking the Tocuyo River. Spanish settlers established El Tocuyo in 1545, bringing new demands upon the people of the region. In 1640 Gayón families from the Humocaro encomienda were moved to Yaritagua to found a mission settlement.