Corrales is municipality in the
Tundama Province
The Tundama Province is a province of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The province is formed by 9 municipalities.
Etymology
The province is named after ''cacique'' Tundama.[Colombia
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Department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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Boyacá, with a population of 2,481 according to the 2005 Census.
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(DANE 2005)
History
The locality was founded on January 28, 1782 by Vizente de Rivera y Mendoza. Three battles were fought there between 6 and 10 July 1819, during Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada
Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada was part of the Colombian and Venezuelan wars of independence and was one of the many military campaigns fought by Simón Bolívar. Bolívar's victory in New Granada (today, Colombia, Venezuela, Ec ...
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References
Municipalities of Boyacá Department
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