Corrales, Boyacá | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Boyacá Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tundama Province |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Pedro Antonio López Prieto |
Population Total: | 2481 |
Coordinates: | 50°N -51°W |
Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Website: | http://corrales-boyaca.gov.co |
Corrales is municipality in the Tundama Province of the Colombian Department of Boyacá, with a population of 2,481 according to the 2005 Census.[1]
The locality was founded on January 28, 1782 by Vizente de Rivera y Mendoza. Three battles were fought there between 6 and 10 July 1819, during Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada.