On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, it is pertinent to make an academic and intellectual appeal that consolidates the creation of identity references towards the Lake Maracaibo Basin and subjectivizes it as a humanized vital space, a center that brings together the regional identity of Zulia and a geohistorical and sociocultural heritage of humanity. By analyzing the manifestations of popular culture and the discussions of the intellectual community, it is understood that the symbolism around the Lake Maracaibo Basin as a natural living space has been transformed over time due to the objectification of its nature, as a result of commercial activity imposed by oil exploitation. The Lake Maracaibo B...