Los Robles La Paz
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Los Robles La Paz or simply La Paz is a municipality and a town in the Department of Cesar, Colombia
. The town is close to the Capital city of the Department of Cesar; Valledupar
. The municipality of La Paz borders to the north with La Guajira Department, to the northeast with the municipality of Manaure
. To the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela sharing the Serrania del Perija
mountain range. To the south with the municipalilty of Codazzi
, southwest with the municipality of El Paso, Cesar
(sharing the Magdalena River
as border). To the west with the municipality of San Diego
and to the northwest with the municipality of Valledupar
.
The eaastern part of the territory, near the Serrania del Perija is inhabited by the Yukpa
indigenous people
.
mountains the Yukpas were also part of the Chimila confederation of tribes.
The Spanish arrived in the area in 1531 but the region of Los Robles La Paz remained dominated by the Chimilas. In 1700 Spanish Captain Salvador Felix de Arias was sent to "pacify" the indigenous tribes. Arias founded Los Robles La Paz this same year.
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...
. The town is close to the Capital city of the Department of Cesar; Valledupar
Valledupar
Valledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department and was founded in 1550 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Santana. Its name, Valle de Upar , was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; Cacique Upar...
. The municipality of La Paz borders to the north with La Guajira Department, to the northeast with the municipality of Manaure
Manaure, Cesar
Manaure also known as Balcón del Cesar is a Colombian town and municipality located in the northeastern region of the Cesar Department on the Serrania del Perija.-Geography:...
. To the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela sharing the Serrania del Perija
Serrania del Perija
The Serranía del Perijá, Cordillera de Perijá or Sierra de Perijá is a mountain range, an extension of the eastern Andean branch , in northern South America, between Colombia and Venezuela, ending further north in the Guajira Desert, a total distance of about 310 km...
mountain range. To the south with the municipalilty of Codazzi
Codazzi
Agustín Codazzi or Codazzi, is a city and municipality of the Department of Cesar. It was founded in 1784 by the Spanish Captain Salvador Felix de Arias with the name of El Pueblito del Espiritu Santo but later renamed after the Italian cartographer, Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi, who died in...
, southwest with the municipality of El Paso, Cesar
El Paso, Cesar
El Paso is a municipality in the Cesar Department of Colombia. El Paso is mostly known for having the second largest coal mine in Colombia, located in the corregimiento of La Loma.-Eyimology:...
(sharing the Magdalena River
Magdalena River
The Magdalena River is the principal river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, in spite of the shifting sand bars at the mouth of its delta, as...
as border). To the west with the municipality of San Diego
San Diego, Cesar
San Diego is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar.-External links:* *...
and to the northwest with the municipality of Valledupar
Valledupar
Valledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department and was founded in 1550 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Santana. Its name, Valle de Upar , was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; Cacique Upar...
.
The eaastern part of the territory, near the Serrania del Perija is inhabited by the Yukpa
Yukpa
Yukpa is an Amerindian ethnic group that inhabits the northeastern part of the Cesar Department in northern Colombia by the Serrania del Perija bordering Venezuela. Their territory covers the eastern areas of the municipalities of Robles La Paz, Codazzi and Becerril in Resguardos named Socorpa,...
indigenous people
Indigenous peoples in Colombia
The indigenous peoples in Colombia comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country's present territory prior to its discovery by Europeans around 1500.-Origins:...
.
History
The first inhabitants of what is present-day the municipality of Los Robles La Paz were the indigenous peoples known as Chimilas which populated the plains of the valley of the Cesar River. On the Serrania del PerijaSerrania del Perija
The Serranía del Perijá, Cordillera de Perijá or Sierra de Perijá is a mountain range, an extension of the eastern Andean branch , in northern South America, between Colombia and Venezuela, ending further north in the Guajira Desert, a total distance of about 310 km...
mountains the Yukpas were also part of the Chimila confederation of tribes.
The Spanish arrived in the area in 1531 but the region of Los Robles La Paz remained dominated by the Chimilas. In 1700 Spanish Captain Salvador Felix de Arias was sent to "pacify" the indigenous tribes. Arias founded Los Robles La Paz this same year.