Chiriguaná () is a city and municipality in the
Department of Cesar
Caesar Department ( es, Departamento del Cesar, links=no) or simply Caesar () is a department of Colombia located in the north of the country in the Caribbean region, bordering to the north with the Department of La Guajira, to the west with th ...
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Colombia.
History
During the wars independence from Spain Chiriguana was part of the
Province of Santa Marta
Santa Marta Province was a province of New Granada New Granada may refer to various former national denominations for the present-day country of Colombia.
*New Kingdom of Granada, from 1538 to 1717
*Viceroyalty of New Granada, from 1717 to 1810, ...
. The people of the village of Chiriguana revolted against the local
Spanish monarchical authorities. The
Cabildo of Justice and Regiment of the Village of Chiriguana expressed to the Cabildo of Justice of Valledupar and to
Maria Concepcion Lopera their efforts to support the independence cause that had begun in 1810 with the first revolt against the Spanish. Members of the Cabildo of Barrancas were Jose Pio del Rio, Braulio de Leiva, Gonzalo de Linares, Pedro Royero and Manuel J. Quintana.
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External links
Chiriguana official website
Municipalities of Cesar Department
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