The President of the State of Zulia, Rafael Parra, signed off on the demolition and rebuild of the theatre on 28 July 1877; he laid the first stone of the new building in a ceremony on 7 October 1877.
The President of the State of Zulia, Rafael Parra, authorized the demolition and reconstruction of the theatre on July 28, 1877; he inaugurated the new building's foundation in a ceremony on October 7, 1877.