were from Sicily , Campania 35.802, 20.808 Abruzzo , Apulia 18.520, and also (of the industrialized North) came 8.953 Veneto , Emilia-Romagna 7.650 and 6.184 Friuli-Venezia Giulia . The Italians - according to the same source - were concentrated mainly in the north central region of Venezuela, near Caracas and Valencia .