Boyacá, Boyacá
Encyclopedia
Boyacá is a town and municipality
in the Boyacá Department
, Colombia
, part of the subregion of the Márquez Province
. It is located approximately 9 miles (15 km) from city of Tunja, the capital of the Boyacá Department.
, during an expedition to discover the famed El Dorado
.
Municipio
Municipio and Município are terms used for country subdivisions. They are often translated as municipality.-Overview:...
in the Boyacá Department
Boyacá Department
Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, part of the subregion of the Márquez Province
Márquez Province
The Márquez Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 10 municipalities.-Municipalities:Boyacá • Ciénaga • Jenesano • Nuevo Colón • Ramiriquí • Rondón • Tibaná • Turmequé • Úmbita • Viracachá-References:...
. It is located approximately 9 miles (15 km) from city of Tunja, the capital of the Boyacá Department.
History
This Colombian town was founded on August 8, 1537, by Gonzalo Jiménez de QuesadaGonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in Colombia. He explored the northern part of South America. While successful in many of his exploits, acquiring massive amounts of gold and emeralds, he ended his career disastrously; and has been suggested as a possible model...
, during an expedition to discover the famed El Dorado
El Dorado
El Dorado is the name of a Muisca tribal chief who covered himself with gold dust and, as an initiation rite, dived into a highland lake.Later it became the name of a legendary "Lost City of Gold" that has fascinated – and so far eluded – explorers since the days of the Spanish Conquistadors...
.
Bibliografía
- Senado de la República de Colombia (1989), Municipios colombianos. Bogotá: Pama Editores Ltda. ISBN 958-9077-02-1
Enlaces externos
- http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/boyaca/boyaca.pdfBoyacá población DANEDane- General :* Someone from the Kingdom of Denmark, or of Danish descent** Dane, a Danish national, resident or citizen ** Dane, one of the Danish people** Dane, a member of the Danes...
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