Trinidad, Casanare Explained

Trinidad, Casanare
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:Casanare Department
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2991
Population As Of:Census 2018[2]
Population Total:11734
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5

Trinidad (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia.

In pre-Columbian times, the region was inhabited by the Achaguas, Guahibos and Chiricoas Indians, who were warrior and polygamous nomads, mainly engaged in deer hunting. Between 1720 and 1736, the Jesuit missionary Juan Rivero toured the region evangelizing the natives. On 12 February 1724 the town of Trinidad was founded by a group of indigenous Chiricoas, led by cacique Chacuamare, on the banks of the Meta River, on Rivero's recommendation. Subsequently, the town moved to the banks of the Pauto River. From Trinidad, the legendary llanero, true hero of the Vargas Swamp, is known from Trinidad, who contributed under his ideas to defeat the royalists in Boyacá.

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5.4089°N -71.6622°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalities of Colombia. statoids. 28 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018. DANE. es . 28 April 2020.