House of the Bagatela
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The House of the Bagatela or Government House was where the executive power in 1821. At the time of the Congress this house had two levels that were demolished by Earthquake of Cúcuta.
This was the house of the Colombian vicepresidents Roscio, Azuola, Antonio Nariño
and Castillo.
It was reconstructed in 1971 by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas (Ministry of Public Works). The name of "The Triviality" (The Bagatela) was given to it by a person that inhabited it 40 years ago. It wanted to remember this way the newspaper that Antonio Nariño
founded in Bogotá
in 1812, during the time of the "Patria Boba
". Nevertheless it is necessary to clarify that in Villa del Rosario
the first official newspaper was "the Newspaper of Colombia" and not The Bagatela.
This was the house of the Colombian vicepresidents Roscio, Azuola, Antonio Nariño
Antonio Nariño
Antonio de la Santísima Concepción Nariño y Álvarez was an ideological Colombian precursor and one of the early political and military leaders of the independence movement in the New Granada - Early political activity :Nariño was born to an aristocratic family...
and Castillo.
It was reconstructed in 1971 by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas (Ministry of Public Works). The name of "The Triviality" (The Bagatela) was given to it by a person that inhabited it 40 years ago. It wanted to remember this way the newspaper that Antonio Nariño
Antonio Nariño
Antonio de la Santísima Concepción Nariño y Álvarez was an ideological Colombian precursor and one of the early political and military leaders of the independence movement in the New Granada - Early political activity :Nariño was born to an aristocratic family...
founded in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
in 1812, during the time of the "Patria Boba
Patria Boba
The period between 1810 and 1816 in the New Kingdom of Granada was marked by such intense conflicts over the nature of the new government or governments that it became known as la Patria Boba . Constant fighting between federalists and centralists gave rise to a prolonged period of instability...
". Nevertheless it is necessary to clarify that in Villa del Rosario
Villa del Rosario
Villa del Rosario is the name of several places:* Villa del Rosario, Córdoba, Argentina* Villa del Rosario, Entre Ríos, Argentina* Villa del Rosario, the former name of present-day Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina* Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia...
the first official newspaper was "the Newspaper of Colombia" and not The Bagatela.