HISTORY Iquira



Iquira according Vargas Motta, it means "Montes Altos" dial in the mountains of this site were the Paez Indians their enemy sentinels vigilant to avoid surprise. In any case, plural Iquira was the word of the tribe owns the land and hence the singular Iquira the historical name.
The iquiras Indians were more or less civilized peaceful and hardworking. as people and civilized, we can say he was born in 1648 and in 1656 according to historical notes of Father Jenaro Diaz Iquira was founded by fracisco gift Iquira a village perched on what is currently known alley exactly are the territories of Carmen farms, mestizo, Matthew and sustained by his son Don Juan Diego Florez reference Ospina according to Ocariz.

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