Guarne is a town and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Colombia
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n
department of
Antioquia. In 2020, the population was estimated to be 52,129. It is part of the subregion of
Eastern Antioquia. It is situated 24 km east of
Medellín.
History
The first settlers of Guarne were
Tahamíes Indians who came from the
Nare River. In 1541,
Alvaro Mendoza entered the Guarne area, but finding no
gold
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, returned to the
Aburrá Valley. In 1640, searching for gold, Captain
Fernando del Toro Zapata and
Diego Beltran del Castillo arrived at Guarne. The first non-Amerindian settlers of the area of Guarne were
slaves
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. In 1757, Guarne became part of
Rionegro, and in 1814, Juan del Corral created the Guarne Township.
References
Municipalities of Antioquia Department
Populated places established in 1814
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