Santa Ana de Coro
At its founding the town was called Santa Ana de Coro (there is now an unsuccessful campaign to redeem the colonial name of the city) in the Spanish style that named new cities in America according to the Catholic calendar, accompanied by a name of Indian origin. According to the tradition the word "coro" derives from the Caquetio word "curiana", meaning "place of winds". However, according to the authoritative DRAE Spanish dictionary, the word "coro" in its second meaning means "wind of the northwest", and comes from the Latin "caurus".