Necoclí
Encyclopedia
Necoclí is a town and municipality
in Antioquia Department
, Colombia
. It was originally founded as a Spanish city called San Sebastián de Buena Vista. It was founded by Pedro de Heredia who died in 1555, but the city lives on.
Some early reports of the town can be found in chapter 9 of Pedro de Cieza de León's Crónica del Perú: primera parte.
Municipio
Municipio and Município are terms used for country subdivisions. They are often translated as municipality.-Overview:...
in Antioquia Department
Antioquia Department
Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range...
, 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...
. It was originally founded as a Spanish city called San Sebastián de Buena Vista. It was founded by Pedro de Heredia who died in 1555, but the city lives on.
Some early reports of the town can be found in chapter 9 of Pedro de Cieza de León's Crónica del Perú: primera parte.