Chintz, the place is known since the seventeenth century by the name of El Batey. A few miles away, at the confluence of the river Unare Quebrada Honda, Miguel de cities, lieutenant John Orpin, founded in 1645 the city of San Miguel de Tarragona's New Batey, was a strategic place where the roads crossed Eastern and plains. The authorization for this foundation was given by the governor and captain general of Cuman� Gregorio Montilla Castellar and April 22 of the following year; lasted a few years yet. Also close by the Capuchin friar Anselmo Andalusian Ardales Isidro, founded in May 1760 the Indian village of St. Thomas Tucup�o, with pits and Cumanagotos.
In 1740 the landowner Carlos del Peral, bought at 30 pesos a huge tract of land called "Garcia" and formed the herd or Chaguaramal Batey Perales. There he built a chapel under the invocation of the Archangel Michael. In 1767 the area was already so crowded that marriages and baptisms were authorized in that chapel. Neighbors, Juan Bautista Arvelaiz, Juan Bautista Laguardia, Nicholas Durante, Jos� Antonio Toro, Bartholomew Mature, Bernardino Rodriguez, Juan Jose Subero and others, charged the father Jos� Vicente Machillanda, the May 4, 1778, that on behalf request on site erection parish, which had been authorized since the time of Bishop Diego Antonio Diez Madro�ero.
On January 8, 1779 proceeded to make the list of the 75 residents who pay the congruous or support of the pastor, the vicar and vicar general Jos� Gabriel Lindo authorized the creation of the new parish of the Batey Chaguaramal, away from the Santa Maria de Ipire, on June 17, 1779, approved yesterday by Governor Luis de Unzaga and Amezaga. Was placed under the patronage of the Archangel Gabriel and its first pastor was Father Fernando Barroso, who had encouraged people to start this process.
The suburbs of the town were designated July 7, 1796, to land deslind�ndolos Fabiana del Peral and the league of land for residents marked
