Colombian Cities Over the Magdalena River - Barranquilla, Barrancabermeja, Magdalena River, Neiva, Honda, Tolima, Puerto Boyac, Puerto Triunfo (Paperback)

Chapters: Barranquilla, Barrancabermeja, Magdalena River, Neiva, Honda, Tolima, Puerto Boyac, Puerto Triunfo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Barranquilla - The territory of Barranquilla was first noted by Gonzalo Fernndez de Oviedo y Valds, dating from 1533. He described it as part of the route of Pedro de Heredia, founder of Cartagena de Indias, just a few weeks before founding that city, who affirmed that the Magdalena river's mouths served as dock for Indian canoes belonging the Governorate of Santa Marta. The Kamash Indians (castilianized as Camacho or Camach) are known to have been the first settlers of Barranquilla. In the 16th century, the Spanish Crown created an encomienda for the captain Domingo de Santa Cruz, as reward for his military performance. This Encomienda disappeared in 1559 when it passed to doa Ana Ximnez, widow of Santa Cruz. This lady suffered stealing by the second Encomendero of Galapa, Don Pedro de Barros I. He arbitrarily took all the work force of the Encomienda of Camacho to his own Encomienda. Many years after, between 1627 and 1637, the Estate San Nicols de Tolentino was founded by Nicols de Barros y de la Guerra, great-grandson of don Pedro de Barros I, second Encomendero of Galapa. The Estate was established on the shores of La Tablaza stream. In this Estate, don Nicols de Barros allowed his free workers to build their own houses so they could work on their own land and support their families. Moreover, after don Nicols death, his descendants allowed another sort of resident: people who, for reasons of health, age or a relationship with the owner, were allowed to live within the Estate. These included natives from Malambo and Galapa. By 1681, the Estate was considered a town. The Estate and its nearb...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=452374