Zapatoca () is a town and
municipality in the
Santander Department in northeastern
Colombia
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. It is at a high
altitude and is a common stop between
Bucaramanga and
San Gil
San Gil is a town municipality in the Department of Santander in northeastern Colombia, located roughly 300 km (192 mi) from Bogotá and 95 km from the department's capital, Bucaramanga. As of 2020, San Gil had a population of rou ...
. It was built in the early 17th century by the
Spanish conquistador
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es.
Notable people
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Miguel Acuña
Fray Miguel Acuña (1788-1847) was a Franciscan priest and medical practitioner in New Granada (present-day Colombia). He was born in Zapatoca in the province of Socorro, and was received into the Franciscan order at the age of 21. He was famous i ...
(1788-1847), Franciscan priest and medical practitioner
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José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1919 - 2019 in
Floridablanca) was a Prelate of the Catholic Church. Until his death the age of 100 he was the oldest living cardinal.
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Carlos Toledo Plata
Carlos Francisco Toledo Plata (December 13, 1932 – August 10, 1984) was a Colombian doctor, politician, co-founder and early leader of the guerrilla movement known as M-19, who also laid the basis for the movement's socialist platforms with h ...
(1932 - 1984 in
Bucaramanga) was a doctor, politician and co-founder and early leader of the guerrilla movement known as
M-19.
References
Municipalities of Santander Department
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