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47-403: The municipality of Chinácota extends over 167 square kilometers and is located at an approximate altitude of 1,175 meters over the sea level. The average temperature range is between 12 and 22 degrees Celsius. The urban area of Chinácota comprises about 29 neighborhoods and includes a residential count of approximately 2,600 houses. Chinácota was expected to grow by about 66% by 2011. Chinacota

94-633: A National debt of Colombia to which payment will be attached all goods and properties of the nation, and the most productive branches of the public rent will also be destined to pay these. "ARTICLE 4. The Executive Power of the Republic will be vested on the President and in case of his defect a Vice President and his replacement will be appointed interimly by the acting Congress. "ARTICLE 5. The Republic of Colombia will be divided into three great departments, Venezuela , Quito and Cundinamarca , that will contain

141-521: A decree. ARTICLE 13. The Republic of Colombia will be solemnly proclaimed in towns and armies, with parties and public demonstrations, which will be verified in this capital on the 25th day of this present December in celebration of the birthday of the World's saviour, that under his sponsoring we have achieved this wished reunion and in which the state has regenerated. "ARTICLE 14. The anniversary of this political regeneration will be celebrated perpetually with

188-599: A national feast in which there will be awarded, just like in Olympia , the virtuous and the enlightened. "The present fundamental law of the Republic of Colombia is solemnly proclaimed only in towns and armies, registered in all public registries and saved in every municipal cabildos and corporations, ecclesiastic or secular. "Given in the sovereign Palace of the Congress of Venezuela in the City of Santo Tomás de Angostura , ten days before

235-527: A result of it, the Department of Cúcuta existed for a short period. In April 1910, the political division of Colombia changed again. The 34 departments created in 1908 were suppressed and in 1905, Cúcuta disappeared as department and returns as part of Bucaramanga. Law 25 July 14, 1910, took effect 20 July of that year. It was signed by the then President of the National Assembly of Colombia, Emilio Ferrero;

282-426: A special demography due its borders. Cúcuta has the largest population. Other cities are Ocaña and Pamplona . A large part of the population lives in urban areas, 79.17%, while 20.87% of the departmental population lives in rural areas. In 2019, it was reported to be the department with the most Venezuelan migrants, with a total of 176,695. In Norte de Santander there are several minority groups, among them include

329-550: Is a department of Northeastern Colombia . It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela . Its capital is Cúcuta , one of the country's major cities. North Santander is bordered by Venezuela to the east and north, by Santander Department and Boyacá Department to the south, and by Santander Department and Cesar Department to the west. The official department name is " Departamento de Norte de Santander " (North Santander Department) in honor of Colombian military and political leader Francisco de Paula Santander , who

376-551: The Venezuelan Republic , referred to all of South America as Colombia. Since then, Bolívar had proposed the union of what is today Venezuela , Colombia and Ecuador in a nation by the same name. Since Bolívar based the borders of the proposed nation on the principle of uti possidetis , Panama and Ecuador were included, despite having no representation at this Congress or the one in Angostura, since they had been part of

423-518: The Zulía River . The Colombian Congress issued law 69 of 1923, which requested the construction of an aerial lift that would connect the Magdalena River with the city of Cucutá, the reason was that several road and rail transportation projects had failed, but for political and economic reasons, only the aerial lift between Ocaña and Gamarra could be completed. The Ministry of Public Works ordered

470-540: The Catatumbo has temperatures averaging 24 °C (75 °F) with warm climates and humid. In the zone of Cúcuta, climate varies from dry to very dry. In the mountainous area, climates go from the temperate to cold. The northeast of the department is generally of a warm humid climate, including Tibú. In municipalities such as Ocaña and Ábrego, temperate climates predominate. In the limits between Santander and Norte de Santander there are cold climates. North Santander has

517-569: The Colombian flag will be decreed by the General Congress and will use the Arms and Flag of Venezuela because it is more known. "ARTICLE 11. The current Congress will go on recess on January 15, 1820 due to new elections for the General Congress of Colombia. "ARTICLE 12. A commission of six members and a President will temporarily replace Congress and with special attributions that will be determined by

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564-479: The GDP of Norte de Santander, specifically agricultural activities contribute 23.2% while mining activities contribute 6.1%, much of the mining carried out in the department is coal extraction. In other aspects of the departmental economy, commerce contributes 10.4% of the departmental GDP, and manufacturing industry contributes 12.9%. The department has several tourist sites around several municipalities such as Ocaña, among

611-668: The Mountainous area of the Motilones. On the other hand, the plains of the Catatumbo and Zulia Rivers are located to the Northwest. To the south is the valley of the Magdalena River . A rich hydrographic system crosses the department with three river basins of great importance: to the north is Catatumbo river, to the west Magdalena river and to the southwest, the Orinoco river . The sector around

658-504: The Provinces of New Granada which name will be suppressed from now on. The capitals of these departments will be the cities of Caracas , Quito and Bogotá , this last one without the name addition of Santa Fe. "ARTICLE 6. Each department will have a superior administration and a chief, appointed, for now by this congress, with the title of Vice President. "ARTICLE 7. A new city which will be named after El Libertador Simon Bolivar will be

705-491: The Secretary, Marcelino Uribe exequible Arango and declared by President Ramon González Valencia . North Santander has a varied geography and is composed by mountainous areas, deserts, plateaus, plains and hills. The landscapes and climates are fertile. The territory is crossed by rivers and lagoons. The department comprises three natural regions. The Eastern Mountain range, begins in the site known as Naked Santurbán and becomes

752-550: The Sovereign Congress of Venezuela in Angostura, December 17, 1819 –9th [year of independence]. "The sovereign Congress decrees that this fundamental law of the Republic of Colombia must be informed to the Executive Supreme Power by means of a delegation for its approval and then published and accomplished. "The President of Congress, Francisco Antonio Zea. The deputy secretary, Diego de Vallenilla. Palace of

799-711: The Spaniards to the natives of the valleys of Bochalema, Chinácota and the Holy Spirit because" their entertainment and other revelries of the executed with chicaras totumo (chítaro in single speech) reeds and other primitive tools. 7°37′N 72°36′W  /  7.617°N 72.600°W  / 7.617; -72.600 This Norte de Santander Department location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Norte de Santander Department North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander ) ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnoɾte ðe santanˈdeɾ] )

846-1910: The best architectural project of the department in the VII Regional Architecture Exhibition Juvenal Moya 2020, organized by the Colombian Society of Architects  [ es ] . The department of Norte de Santander is divided into 6 regions. Typical dishes offered in the department include Mute , Hayacas , of extended and rectangular form, the Cabrito , that is consumed roasted or cooked, soy (chick-pea) pies, empanadas and maize . Other dishes are rampuche and panche . [REDACTED]   Amazonas [REDACTED]   Antioquia [REDACTED]   Arauca [REDACTED]   Atlántico [REDACTED]   Bolívar [REDACTED]   Boyacá [REDACTED]   Caldas [REDACTED]   Caquetá [REDACTED]   Casanare [REDACTED]   Cauca [REDACTED]   Cesar [REDACTED]   Chocó [REDACTED]   Córdoba [REDACTED]   Cundinamarca [REDACTED]   Guainía [REDACTED]   Guaviare [REDACTED]   Huila [REDACTED]   La Guajira [REDACTED]   Magdalena [REDACTED]   Meta [REDACTED]   Nariño [REDACTED]   N. Santander [REDACTED]   Putumayo [REDACTED]   Quindío [REDACTED]   Risaralda [REDACTED]   San Andrés [REDACTED]   Santander [REDACTED]   Sucre [REDACTED]   Tolima [REDACTED]   Valle del Cauca [REDACTED]   Vaupés [REDACTED]   Vichada Capital district: [REDACTED]   Bogotá Congress of C%C3%BAcuta The Congress of Cúcuta

893-524: The black and mulatto population comprising 1.8%, the indigenous population with 0.60%, the Raizal population 0.01%, and the Romani population with 0.02%. The economy of the department of Norte de Santander contributes 1.8% of Colombia's GDP. As a border department, part of Norte de Santander's economy depends on the service sector, including finance and commerce. The primary sector of the economy contributes 29.3% to

940-523: The call of my conscience and my honour, which bid me loudly to remain solely a citizen. I feel the necessity of quitting the Presidency of the Republic, which the people hold as the Master of their Hearts. I am the son of war ; a man brought to power only by dint of combat ; fortune has kept for me this rank and victory has confirmed me in it. But these are not the titles consecrated by justice, good fortune, and

987-535: The capital of the Republic of Colombia. Its plan and situation will be determined by the First General Congress under the principle of proportioning it with the necessities of the three departments, and the greatness of these large country is destined by nature. "ARTICLE 8. The General Congress of Colombia will meet on January 1, 1821 in Villa del Rosario de Cúcuta which is central to the country and will facilitate

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1034-551: The city of Ocaña, founded in 1570, was used as a connection point between the Colombian Caribbean area and the capital of the province of Pamplona. Pamplona was the site of several independence movements, which is why one of the names the city has been given is "Ciudad Patriota" (Patriot City). Ocaña served as a strategic point for the liberating troops. In Cucutá, it was the place where the Admirable Campaign began, it

1081-540: The colonization process began with the Spaniard Pedro de Ursúa in 1549. The discovered gold mines attracted a series of conquerors as well as adventurers. Founded in 1549 as a captaincy, the city of Pamplona served as a strategic expeditionary center where the founding of cities in Colombia and Venezuela was declared, in this city was established the first Catholic archdiocese of Northeastern Colombia. During colonial times,

1128-529: The construction of the aerial lift immediately in 1925, the English engineer James F. Lindsay was in charge of the direction of the construction. The aerial lift was inaugurated on 7 August 1929. The aerial lift lasted 20 years in use, and then fell into disuse when several new roads were opened. In October 1971, the Camilo Daza International Airport was inaugurated. The airport was recognized as

1175-529: The design of the temple is of Gothic architecture, also it was one of the first churches built after the 1875 Cúcuta earthquake . In the southwestern part of Norte de Santander is the city of Pamplona, which has the Museo Casa Colonial , one of the oldest museums in the department. In the 1870s, the Cucutá Railroad was built, which helped connect the area where coffee was grown in the department with

1222-718: The gastronomy and traditional medicine used in the municipality. In the eastern part of the department is the Historical Complex of Villa del Rosario, this includes Casa Natal del General Santander (lit., "Birth house of General Santander") and the Bagatela (known as the Government House). In the San Luis neighborhood, one of the oldest neighborhoods of Cúcuta, is the San Luís Gonzaga Basilica,  [ es ] ,

1269-477: The law of the Republic of Colombia (Gran Colombia), and determined the country's capital and political boundaries. The convention, organized by Antonio Nariño and led by Simón Bolívar. At 11 o'clock on the morning of October 3, 1821 Simón Bolívar entered the debating chamber of the Congress of Cúcuta, located at the time in the sacristy of the parish church of the town of Villa del Rosario de Cúcuta (the old name for

1316-705: The main sites of the municipality is the Historical Complex of the Great Convention and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces of Torcoroma  [ es ] . Other tourist sites located in the western part of the department include Los Estoraques Unique Natural Area near La Playa de Belén. In the southwestern part of the department is the Casa de la Cultura Manuel Briceño Jáuregui in Chinácota, which has photographs about

1363-474: The month of December, in the lords' year of eighteen nineteen. Ninth of the Independence. "The President of Congress, Francisco Antonio Zea; Juan Germán Roscio; Manuel Sedeño; Juan Martínez; José España; Luis Tomás Peraza; Antonio M. Briceño; Eusebio Afanador; Francisco Conde; Diego Bautista Urbaneja; Juan Vicente Cardozo; Ignacio Muñoz; Ramón García Cádiz. The Deputy Secretary, Diego de Vallenilla. "Palace of

1410-542: The necessary sacrifices. For her I will march to the very edge of Colombia to break the chains which bind the sons of Ecuador, and, making them free, invite them to join her. Sir, I hope that you will authorize me to join together, in beneficence, those peoples which nature and Heaven have made our brothers. Once this work, born of our wisdom and my zeal, is done, nothing will remain for us to achieve but peace, so that we may give to Colombia its rest and its glory. Therefore, Sir, I preach you ardently, do not show yourself deaf to

1457-463: The old Viceroyalty of New Granada . At the Congress of Angostura in 1819 the word "Colombia" was, therefore, used to describe this new country, when it was proposed. The cities of Bogotá , Caracas , and Quito were designated regional capitals within the new nation. Most of the territory of this Gran Colombia , with the exceptions of southern Colombia and Ecuador, was largely independent from Spain at

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1504-540: The people cannot wield power. A man such as myself, is a dangerous thing in a popular government ; my existence is a clear and present danger to the sovereignty of the nation. I would wish to be a citizen, a free man, so that all may be free men. I prefer the name of Citizen to that of Liberator, for the latter being born of war, the former is born of law. I beseech thee, Sir, I should give up all my titles, if in exchange I could procure but one: that of The Good Citizen. "The Sovereign Congress of Venezuela , to which authority

1551-756: The people of the Republic of the New Granada have voluntarily stood by. "Considering: "ARTICLE 1. The Republics of Venezuela and New Granada are from this day on united in a single one under the glorious title of Republic of Colombia. "ARTICLE 2. Their territory will be the one that the Former General Capitancies of Venezuela and the Viceroyalty of New Granada covering a total area of 115 thousand square leagues , which in better circumstances will be defined precisely. "ARTICLE 3. Debts acquired by both republics will be recognized in solidum by this law as

1598-513: The representatives of the people, moreover, imposes upon me the pleasant duty, to continue in the service of my country, to defend, with my possessions, my blood and my honour, this Constitution, which cements the Rights of Man , joining them in the cause of freedom, the public good, and glory. The Constitution of Colombia, together with her independence, will constitute the Holy Altar on which I shall make

1645-444: The reunion. its convocation will be done by the President on January 1, 1820 in accordance with a previously regulated memos that will be formulated by a Special Commission and under the approval of the current Congress. "ARTICLE 9. The constitution of the Republic of Colombia will be formulated by its General Congress, which will be presented as a draft project, and its laws will later be tested in execution. "ARTICLE 10. The Arms and

1692-607: The settlement of several indigenous groups, among them the Barí and Chitatero people. These indigenous groups inhabited the region between the Sardinata, Tarra and Zulia rivers. The U'wa people also inhabited part of the department, the political organization of this indigenous group was through clans. The first European to set foot on the land where the department is located was the German Ambrosio Alfinger in 1530. Although

1739-505: The text of the Constitution of the new republic was read out. Sir: The oath I have just taken in my capacity as President of Colombia represents for me an act of conscience, which further places me under the obligation to submit to the laws of my country. Only a profound sense of respect for the will of the people could compel me to submit to the onerous position of Supreme Magistrate. The gratitude for so doing which I feel emanates from

1786-480: The time known as "Regeneration", changed the name of the country and again it was known as the Republic of Colombia. The area was still known as Santander and was part of the provinces of Cúcuta, Ocaña, Pamplona, Charalá, García Rovira, Guanentá, Soto, Socorro and Vélez. In 1905, the department was divided into two and for a time, Santander had Cúcuta, Ocaña, River of Gold, Pamplona, García Rovira, Santos and Fortúl provinces. A new political division came in 1908 and as

1833-578: The time the Congress of Cúcuta began holding sessions. Places that were related to the Congress of Cúcuta, together with the House of Santander (Casa de Santander), are now protected due to historic significance, and form part of the Park of the Great Colombia . The culminating event of the Congress of Cúcuta took place on August 30, 1821, in the city of Cúcuta . A constitution had been written which established

1880-434: The town). He was accompanied by a commission of deputies and the members of the joint chiefs of staff of his armed forces. He sat beside the speaker of the assembly and, whilst the entire assembly stood, was sworn in as the President of the nascent Republic of Colombia, composed of Venezuela and Cundinamarca, the republican name by which New Granada was by then known. After a speech, and the naming of Santander as Vice-President,

1927-423: The will of the people. The sword which has governed Colombia is not the scales of justice, but the whip of misfortune which, sometimes, Heaven lets fall to Earth to punish tyrants and boastful nations. That sword serves no purpose when there is peace, and this should be the last time I am permitted to wield it; so I have sworn to myself, because I have promised it to Colombia, and because there can be no Republic where

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1974-403: Was a constituent assembly where the Republic of Colombia (historiographically called Gran Colombia because it covered the territories of the previous viceroyalty of Nueva Granada and Venezuela, which are several nations today) was created. The Congress elected Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander president and vice-president, respectively. The fundamental creation of the Congress

2021-416: Was also the first city where Simón Bolívar defeated the royalist troops. In Villa del Rosario, the Congress of 1821 was established where the creation of the Republic of Colombia was established. In April 1850, when the Republic of New Granada was born with 5 departments and 19 provinces. Santander was formed as a province with San José de Cúcuta its capital. In 1857 the sovereign Department of Santander

2068-627: Was born and raised near Cúcuta. North Santander Department is located in the northwestern zone of the Colombian Andean Region . The area of present-day Norte de Santander played an important role in the history of Colombia , during the War of Independence from Spain when Congress gave origin to the Greater Colombia in Villa del Rosario . The jungle zone and the valleys of the department served as

2115-547: Was created and its capital was Pamplona. As of December of that year, the capital was transferred to Bucaramanga. In May 1858, the Republic of Colombia was denominated Granadina Confederation, including eight Departments, including the one of Santander. In 1863 it was decided in the National Convention of Rio Negro, to change the name of the country to the United States of Colombia. The Political Constitution of 1886, at

2162-452: Was founded in 1553 by the conquistador Pedro de Orsua and Ortun Velasco. When the conquistador Don Pedro de Ursua and her partner Don Ortun Velazco were entrusted to reduce Indians Bocarema, Chinaquillo, Bochaga and Bateca who in turn founded some populations, among them that of St. John the Baptist in today site called " Pueblo - straw " belonging to the nation of the chitareros, the name given by

2209-458: Was the Constitution of Cúcuta . Cúcuta was the birthplace of Simón Bolívar 's dream of uniting South America in one single federal state, and of the principles upon which the political institutions of South America would replace those inherited from the 300 years of Spanish colonial history. Prior to 1819, Simón Bolívar , as well as others who facilitated the revolutionary establishment of

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