Chimichagua
Etymology
Chimichagua was the name of the Chimila cacique that inhabited the area at the time of the Spanish conquest. Chimichagua or Chiminigagua is the name of the supreme being of the Muisca. Muisca and Chimila pertain to the same language family; the Chibcha language.
History
Pre-Columbian
The territory of the municipality of Chimichagua was inhabited by the indigenous group known as the Chimila who at the time of the Spanish arrival were established in most of the Cesar River basin and its valley between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía del Perijá mountain ranges and bordering the Magdalena River.
Spanish conquest and colonization
Chimichagua was founded by Jose Fernando de Mier y Guerra on December 8, 1748 accompanied by Sebastian de Eslava who was in representation of the Viceroy. The village was first named Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Chimichagua. The population of this village migrated to other nearby villages such as Tamalameque, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Valencia de Jesús and Valledupar due to accessibility problems.
Republicanism
Chimichagua became a municipality by Ordinance 54 of 1892. In 1967 with the creation of the Department of Cesar Chimichagua became one of its municipalities.
Politics
Administrative divisions
Corregimientos
Chimichagua has 9 corregimientos:
- Candelaria
- El Guamo
- Las Vegas
- Mindinguilla
- Saloa
- Sempegua
- Soledad
- La Mata
- El Jobo
References
- ^ Townhall of Aguachica: Generalities: History Archived July 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Spanish) DANE 2005 Census: Chimichagua
- ^ (in Spanish) Interpolitico.com: Mayors of Cesar – 2008–2011 Archived November 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ (in Spanish) Cesar 30 Años de Progreso – Gobernación del Cesar (1997). Page 25
External links
- (in Spanish) Chimichagua official website
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