Villapinzón is a municipality and town of
Colombia in the
Almeidas Province
Almeidas Province ( es, Provincia de Almeidas, ) is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Almeidas borders to the east with the Boyacá Department to the north with the Ubaté Province, to the west with the Central Sav ...
, part of the
department of
Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an elevation of on the
Altiplano Cundiboyacense
The Altiplano Cundiboyacense () is a high plateau located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes covering parts of the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. The altiplano corresponds to the ancient territory of the Muisca. The Alt ...
, at a distance of from the capital
Bogotá. Villapinzón borders
Ventaquemada
Ventaquemada is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Ventaquemada is located at a distance of from the capital Bogotá and from the departmental capital Tunja. The urban centre is ...
(
Boyacá) and
Lenguazaque
Lenguazaque is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Departments of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. Lenguazaque is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, part of the Cordillera Oriental (Colombia), Eastern Ran ...
in the north,
Chocontá
Chocontá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Almeidas Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. It is located on the Pan-American Highway. In 1938 Chocontá had a population of 2,041.
Etymology
In the Chibcha language of t ...
,
Tibiritá
Tibirita is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Tibirita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of from the capital Bogotá. It borders Villapinzón in the north, in the east La Capilla ( ...
and
La Capilla
La Capilla is a town and municipality in the Eastern Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of in the Tenza Valley.
Borders
* North with Úmbita and Pachavita
* South wit ...
in the south, Chocontá and Lenguazaque in the west and Ventaquemada,
Turmequé and
Úmbita
Úmbita is a town and municipality in the Márquez Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Úmbita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of from department capital Tunja and borders Nuevo Colón and Tibaná ...
in the east. The municipality is located in the uppermost part of the
Bogotá River Basin; the origin of the river is within the municipality Villapinzón at an elevation of .
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Etymology
Villapinzón was named Hato Viejo for most of its history. In 1903, the name was changed to "Pinzón", honouring Próspero Pinzón Romero, commander of the army and Minister of War of Colombia under Colombian president José Manuel Marroquín
Jose Manuel Cayetano Marroquín Ricaurte (August 6, 1827 – September 19, 1908) was a Colombian political figure and the 27th President of Colombia.
Biographic data
José Manuel Marroquín was born in Bogotá, on August 6, 1827. He died i ...
. Próspero Pinzón Romero was born in Hato Viejo. A year later, it became Villapinzón.[
]
History
The history of Villapinzón is relatively young; historian Ramón Correa studied the pre-Columbian history of the area and did not find evidence Villapinzón was populated before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca. Villapinzón was founded on October 14, 1776 by Francisco de Vargas Figueroa.[
]
Economy
Economically, Villapinzón is characterized by a large tannery (curtido) industry. Additionally, agriculture and livestock farming are important.[
]
Born in Villapinzón
* Próspero Pinzón, namesake of the municipality and Minister of War
* Rodrigo Contreras, professional cyclist
* Efraím Rico, former professional cyclist
Gallery
References
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Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department
Populated places established in 1776
1776 establishments in the Spanish Empire