The Historic church of Cúcuta or Historic Temple of Cucuta (Spanish: ''Templo Historico de Cucuta'') is a historic site where the
first constitution of Colombia was written and signed. It is located in the city of
Villa del Rosario in the metropolitan area of
Cúcuta
Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the Eastern ...
, and very close to the Venezuelan border. The site was almost entirely destroyed by the
earthquake of 1875, and later partially rebuilt. It is part of the National Monuments of Colombia since 1935.
See also
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Congress of Cúcuta
The Congress of Cúcuta was a constituent assembly where the Republic of Colombia (historiographically called Gran Colombia because it covered the territories of the previous viceroyalty of Nueva Granada and Venezuela, which are several nations ...
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Francisco de Paula Santander
Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña (Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia, April 2, 1792 – Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia, May 6, 1840), was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independ ...
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Simón Bolivar
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genu ...
References
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Cúcuta
Buildings and structures in Norte de Santander Department
Francisco de Paula Santander
Independence of Colombia
Tourist attractions in Norte de Santander Department
Destroyed churches
Roman Catholic churches in Colombia