Ragonvalia () is a
Colombian municipality
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and town located in the
department
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Government and military
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of
North Santander
North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander) () is a departments of Colombia, department of Northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Cúcuta, one of the country's major cities.
North Santan ...
.
History
The municipality was founded in 1860 thanks to migration from the neighbouring towns of
Chinácota, el Chopo (today known as
Pamplonita
Pamplonita is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander
North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander) () is a departments of Colombia, department of Northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the countr ...
) and Villa del Rosario that emigrated to the limits of the
Táchira River
The Táchira River is a river located in Táchira and it divides the border that exists between Venezuela and Colombia in that western state.
The Simón Bolívar International Bridge across the Táchira River connects the city of San Antonio de ...
(the river that divides Colombia and Venezuela). They traversed the mountain range because of the civil war of 1860–1862. Thus the first camps were established in the valley consisting of the streams Paso Antiguo and La Hormadera.
In the historic archives are mentioned Miguel Contreras, Juan Tarazona y Rafael Quintero as the first to obtain property titles in these terrains. It was Quintero who drew in the initial settlers.
The president of the
Sovereign State of Santander
Santander State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day areas of the Santander Department and Norte de Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.
Limits
In 1863 it bordered:
* ...
Solón Wilches, through a decree of the 27th of September 1881, created the settlement of "Planadas". On the 3rd of September 1887, the Governor of Santander, General Alejandro Peña Solano, erected the hamlets of Mundo Nuevo and "La Honda", and with
Chinácota being the municipal seat its territory was attached to the judicial circuit of the notary of Chinácota.
In 1892, Through a decree from the Assembly of Santander, it changed its name to Concordia in honour of the values of peace and unity rooted in the spirit of the first settlers.
On the 14th of April 1930, the Assembly of Norte de Santander ordered that Concordia be renamed as "Ragonvalia" in honour of "Patricio
Ramón González Valencia
Ramón González Valencia (May 24, 1851 – October 3, 1928) was a Colombian conservative, military officer and statesman. He participated in the civil wars of 1876, Colombian Civil War of 1895, and the Thousand Days War.Gobernantes Colombianos ...
", who was president of Colombia and a native of
Norte de Santander
North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander) () is a department of Northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Cúcuta, one of the country's major cities.
North Santander is bordered by Venez ...
. During these years the population grew and its economy expanded due to the smuggling of coffee between Colombia and
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
.
References
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Government of Norte de Santander - Ragonvalia*
Ragonvalia official website
Municipalities of the Norte de Santander Department
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