Valencia de Jesús
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Valencia de Jesús is a Colombia
n town and corregimiento of Valledupar
in the Department of Cesar. The village is known for preserving one of the oldest churches in the Americas.
in the 20th Century) and the new town; Nueva Valencia.
During the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas Valencia was a Spanish enclave similar in importance to Valledupar
, functioning as seat of its municipality and its territory extended from Nabusimake to El Paso
.
Valencia was also one of the most important religious centers in the region for the Community of the Dominicans
which imposed on the Christian faith on the indigenous. The Parish of Valencia de Jesus back then limited to the north with Valledupar, Azúcar Buena I, to the west with the Garupal River, to the south with Espiritu Santo
in between the Cesar River
up to a locality named Alto Minas.
During the independence movement in the 19th Century, Valencia was considered a powerful village with an aristocrat base of inhabitants owners of large hacienda
s. After the revolt in Valledupar against the Spanish monarchical authorities, Valencia de Jesus sided with the King of Spain, Fernando VII organized and confronted the people of Valledupar, who defeated them. After the independence the village decayed and was added to Valledupar.
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...
n town and corregimiento 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...
in the Department of Cesar. The village is known for preserving one of the oldest churches in the Americas.
History
The village was founded by Captain Antonio Florez in c. 1590 with the name Dulce Nombre de Jesus but due to constant attacks from the Chimilas the town was moved closer to Valledupar. The old village was named; Pueblo Viejo (named changed to Pueblo BelloPueblo Bello
Pueblo Bello , is a village and municipality in the northern region of the Department of Cesar, Colombia. It is located in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and is home to amerindians pertaining to the Arhuaco ethnicity, whom consider Pueblo Bello a sanctuary but by the name of...
in the 20th Century) and the new town; Nueva Valencia.
During the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas Valencia was a Spanish enclave similar in importance to 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...
, functioning as seat of its municipality and its territory extended from Nabusimake to El Paso
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:...
.
Valencia was also one of the most important religious centers in the region for the Community of the Dominicans
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
which imposed on the Christian faith on the indigenous. The Parish of Valencia de Jesus back then limited to the north with Valledupar, Azúcar Buena I, to the west with the Garupal River, to the south with Espiritu Santo
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...
in between the Cesar River
Cesar River
The Cesar River is a river in northern Colombia which is a part of the Magdalena Basin. It separates the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta from the mountain ranges of the Serrania del Perija an extension of the Cordillera Oriental...
up to a locality named Alto Minas.
During the independence movement in the 19th Century, Valencia was considered a powerful village with an aristocrat base of inhabitants owners of large hacienda
Hacienda
Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
s. After the revolt in Valledupar against the Spanish monarchical authorities, Valencia de Jesus sided with the King of Spain, Fernando VII organized and confronted the people of Valledupar, who defeated them. After the independence the village decayed and was added to Valledupar.