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Bogotá gave the Spanish-speaking world José Asunción Silva (1865–1896), Modernism pioneer. His poetic work in the novel De sobremesa has a place in outstanding American literature. Rafael Pombo (1833–1912) was an American romanticism poet who left a collection of fables essential part of children imagination and Colombian tradition.
In La Candelaria is the site of the formal foundation of the city, the Plaza Mayor known today as Plaza de Bolívar.Around it are the Capitolio Nacional (seat of the Congress of Colombia), the Palace of Justice (seat of the Supreme Court of Justice), the Palacio Liévano (seat of the Mayor's Office of Bogotá), the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá, the Chapel del Sagrario and the Archbishop's ...
Cundinamarca's capital city is Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. This is a special case among Colombian departments, since Bogotá is not legally a part of Cundinamarca , yet it is the only department that has its capital designated by the Constitution (if the capital were to be ever moved, it would take a constitutional reform to do so ...
City mayor and the Chapter formed by two council men assisted by the constable and the chief of police governed the city. For better administering these domains in April 1550 the Audience of Santafé de Bogotá was organized, for hearers to act. From that time the city became the capital and the home of New Kingdom of Granada government.
1538 - Santa Fe de Bogotá founded by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. [1] 1539 - 27 April: Municipal council in session [2] 1540 - City status granted by Charles I of the Spanish Empire [2] 1549 - City becomes capital of the New Kingdom of Granada; 1550 - Santo Domingo convent founded. 1553 - Main Plaza relocated [3]
Colombia, [b] officially the Republic of Colombia, [c] is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest.
A city is displayed in bold if it is a capital city of a department. List. No. City Department Population (2005 census) [1] Population (2018 estimate) [2] 1
Initial defences were built by the Spanish in 1586 and gradually expanded, protecting one of the most important ports of the Caribbean Sea. There are numerous fortresses around the city. Within the walls, there are churches, palaces, and residences for the wealthy citizens. [8] Los Katíos National Park: Antioquia, Chocó: 1994 711; ix, x (natural)