Geohistorical impact of oil in the Baralt municipality through orality

Abstract

The investigation is interested in the town of Baralt municipality, symbol of the nascent Venezuelan oil economy. From the twentieth century will be part of a historical fact that will change not only the locality and its margins but will serve as a pioneer of national economic development, laying the foundations for the foreign incursion into our territory in search of the precious black gold symbol of wealth, progress, development and conflicts that made our nation appetizing and longed for by any world power. The objective is to identify on one hand, the theoretical-methodological references that allow us to understand the urban and industrial growth of the municipality and visualize the new social and economic culture that is part of the daily life of the Baraltese people. On the other, assess the contributions of local history and orality as a tool of analysis that brings us closer to the historical-social reconstruction of Mene Grande and San Pedro.