Chiriguaná

Chiriguaná (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiɾiɣwaˈna]) is a city and municipality in the Department of Cesar, Colombia.

Chiriguaná
Chiriguana church
Chiriguana church
Flag of Chiriguaná
Flag
Official seal of Chiriguaná
Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Chiriguaná in the Department of Cesar.
Location of the municipality and town of Chiriguaná in the Department of Cesar.
CountryColombia
RegionCaribbean
DepartmentCesar
Government
 • MayorRamon Diaz
(Alas Equipo Colombia)[1]
Area
 • Total1,103 km2 (426 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total27,006
Time zoneUTC-5
Website
www.chiriguana-cesar.gov.co/

History

During the wars independence from Spain Chiriguana was part of the Province of Santa Marta. 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.[3]

Notes
  1. (in Spanish) Interpolitico.com: Mayors of Cesar - 2008-2011 Archived November 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. Castro Trespalacios 1979, p. 87

References


  • Castro Trespalacios, Pedro (1979), Culturas Aborigenes Cesarences e Independencia de Valle de Upar (in Spanish), Bogota: Casa de la Cultura de Valledupar

9°22′N 73°36′W

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