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 ==History==
-The municipality was founded on May 9, 1539 by Pedro Ruiz Corredor. Before the Spanish conquest of the territory was boyacense chibcha seat of civilization, which in its manifestations of social, cultural and productive was the most developed country. Having conquered America, the government was exercised by the Governor General directly appointed by the king. After several centuries of Spanish rule, and after arduous and heroic battles are ultimately won freedom in the [[Battle of Boyacá]], where on August 7, 1819 troops under the command of the Liberator [[Simon Bolivar]] were imposed over the Spanish. The Constitution of [[Cúcuta]] in 1821 divided the country into departments, those in the provinces, counties and provinces in the latter in parishes and began his life as an administrative entity department [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]] composed of the provinces of [[Tunja]], Pamplona, Socorro and [[Casanare Department|Casanare]]. By Act of June 15, 1857, [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]] gained its inception as a sovereign state consisting of the provinces of Tunja, Tundama, Casanare, the cantons of [[Chiquinquirá]] and [[Velez]]; as Act of October 31 of that year created four departments, 42 districts Tunja, Tundama 46, Casanare and East 21 6. Using the [[Constitution of Rionegro]] in 1863 the administrative divisions of Boyacá suffered various modifications and according to Law 10 of that year adopted a new division in 6 departments: Casanare, Tundama, North, West, East and Centre. The Constitution of 1886, centralist, divided the country into departments, those in the provinces and municipalities, provinces, the provinces were abolished in 1911 by Executive Decree No. 306 and several towns were segregated will be the Arauca police station and thereafter the municipalities in the Orinoco region of Casanare formed the quartermaster, and its newly annexed territory Boyacá department until 1973 when it split off again.
+The municipality was founded on May 9, 1539 by Pedro Ruiz Corredor. Before the Spanish conquest it was the seat of the Boyacense [[Chibcha]] civilization, which was the most developed in the country socially, culturally, and in productivity. Post-Conquest, governmental power was exercised by the Governor General, who was directly appointed by the king. After several centuries of Spanish rule, and after fierce battles, the people won their freedom from Spain in the [[Battle of Boyacá]], where on August 7, 1819 troops under the command of [[Simón Bolívar]] defeated the Spanish forces.
+* In 1821 the Constitution of [[Cúcuta]] divided the country into departments, the departments into provinces, provinces into counties, and counties into parishes, establishing [[Boyacá Department]] as an administrative entity comprising the provinces of [[Tunja]], Pamplona, Socorro and [[Casanare Department|Casanare]].
+* The Act of June 15, 1857, established Boyacá as a sovereign state consisting of the provinces of Tunja, Tundama, Casanare, and the counties of [[Chiquinquirá]] and [[Velez]]. The Act of October 31 of that year created four departments: Tunja with 42 districts, Tundama with 46, Casanare with 21, and Oriente (East) with 6.
+* Under the [[Constitution of Rionegro]] in 1863 the administrative divisions of Boyacá underwent various modifications, and Law 10 of that year established a new division into 6 departments: Casanare, Tundama, North, West, East and Centre.
+* The centrist [[Colombian Constitution of 1886|Constitution of 1886]] divided the country into departments, the departments into provinces, and the provinces into municipalities.
+* The provinces were abolished in 1911 by Executive Decree No. 306, and several municipalities were separated off to form the commissariat of Arauca.
+* Afterward the municipalities in the Orinoco region formed the intendency of Casanare as a newly annexed territory of Boyacá Department until 1973, when it split off again.
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-| caption2  = Pozo of Pio IX, contain [[Thermal water]]´s.
+| caption2  = Well of Pius IX, containing a [[hot spring]].
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-| caption3  = View of temple inside
+| caption3  = Church interior
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