Cumaná, Sucre

Cumaná is the capital of Sucre State in Venezuela. It is located 235 miles east of Caracas, at the mouth of the Manzanares River on the Caribbean Sea, and is the oldest city founded by Europeans on the American mainland.

People born here

• Rafael Betancourt, pitcher
• José Butto, pitcher
• Armando Galarraga, pitcher
• Jesus Guzman, infielder
• Cesar Jimenez, pitcher
• Eduardo Jimenez, pitcher
• Jose Malave, outfielder
• Douglas Lanza, minor league catcher
• Andrea Lucati, minor league pitcher
• Benito Malave, minor league pitcher
• Omar Malavé, coach
• David Martinez, pitcher
• Luis Maza, infielder
• Simón Muzziotti, outfielder
• Luis Peñalver, minor league pitcher
• Edgar Ramos, pitcher
• Raul Rivero, minor league pitcher
• Celso Rondon, minor league pitcher
• Eduardo Salazar, pitcher
• Andrés Sotillet, minor league pitcher
• Jesus Sucre, catcher
• Carlos Vásquez, minor league pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Escuela Técnica Asistencial Dr. Domingo Badaracco Bermúdez
• Liceo Antonio Jose de Sucre