Guatica
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Guatica is a town and municipality in the Risaralda Department
of Colombia
. Founded in 1537 by Don Ruy de Vanegas, a lieutenant
of Sebastian de Belalcazar
and by the priest Esteban de Guevara. The town's name derives from Cacique
Guática, supreme ruler of the Santa Maria Valley. To many the date of its foundation its considered to be March 8, 1627 realized by the disposition of Lesmes de Espinoza y Saravia, witness and representative of the Royal court of Spain
.
Around 1860 the Antioquean conquistadores founded a new town that was later to be known as San Clemente, Risaralda.
In 1868 the caserío of Guática acquires the character of a corregimiento and becomes part of the District of Quinchía
by the name of Nazareth. In 1892 the district of Nazareth is created having Guática as its capital. In 1905 the name of Nazareth was changed to San Clemente.
On April 22, 1921 Guática was proclaimed a municipio and San Clemente as its main town.
The cultural entities of Guática are The Cultural House of Guatica, The Cultural House of Santa Ana, The Community Center of San Clemente and the Lions Club. There are also Folkloric Dance groups, orquestras and music bands, a youth music band, and a great variety of local peasant musical groups.
For tourism and recreation. Guática has a beautiful botanical garden
, a multisports center, activities at the Guatica River, the Guillermo Medina Mesa Stadium, soccer and basketball courts in most of the villages of the municipio.
Its traditional celebrations include Guática's anniversary, traditional festivities patronizing the Virgen del Carmen, sugarcane festivities in Santa Ana and water festivities in San Clemente.
For information in Spanish go to: http://guatica.30mb.com
Risaralda Department
Risaralda is a department of Colombia. It is located in the western central region of the country and part of the Paisa Region. Its capital is Pereira.It was divided from the department of Caldas in 1966...
of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. Founded in 1537 by Don Ruy de Vanegas, a lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
of Sebastian de Belalcazar
Sebastián de Belalcázar
Sebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador.-Early life:He was born Sebastián Moyano in the province of Córdoba, Spain, in either 1479 or 1480. He took the name Belalcázar as that was the name of the castle-town near to his birthplace in Córdoba...
and by the priest Esteban de Guevara. The town's name derives from Cacique
Cacique
Cacique is a title derived from the Taíno word for the pre-Columbian chiefs or leaders of tribes in the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles...
Guática, supreme ruler of the Santa Maria Valley. To many the date of its foundation its considered to be March 8, 1627 realized by the disposition of Lesmes de Espinoza y Saravia, witness and representative of the Royal court of Spain
Spain
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.
Around 1860 the Antioquean conquistadores founded a new town that was later to be known as San Clemente, Risaralda.
In 1868 the caserío of Guática acquires the character of a corregimiento and becomes part of the District of Quinchía
Quinchía
Quinchía, also known as Villa de los Cerros , is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia.In 1985 Quinchía was described as the prettiest village of Risaralda, for governor of that department....
by the name of Nazareth. In 1892 the district of Nazareth is created having Guática as its capital. In 1905 the name of Nazareth was changed to San Clemente.
On April 22, 1921 Guática was proclaimed a municipio and San Clemente as its main town.
The cultural entities of Guática are The Cultural House of Guatica, The Cultural House of Santa Ana, The Community Center of San Clemente and the Lions Club. There are also Folkloric Dance groups, orquestras and music bands, a youth music band, and a great variety of local peasant musical groups.
For tourism and recreation. Guática has a beautiful botanical garden
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
, a multisports center, activities at the Guatica River, the Guillermo Medina Mesa Stadium, soccer and basketball courts in most of the villages of the municipio.
Its traditional celebrations include Guática's anniversary, traditional festivities patronizing the Virgen del Carmen, sugarcane festivities in Santa Ana and water festivities in San Clemente.
For information in Spanish go to: http://guatica.30mb.com