Ragonvalia () is a

Colombian municipality The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,122 municipalities (''municipios''). Each one of them is led by a mayor (''alcalde'') ...

and town located in the department of

North Santander North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander) () 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 Venezu ...

History

The municipality was founded in 1860 thanks to migration from the neighbouring towns of Chinácota, el Chopo (today known as

Pamplonita Pamplonita is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander) () is a department of Northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. I ...

) and Villa del Rosario that emigrated to the limits of the Táchira River (the river that divides Colombia and Venezuela). They traversed the mountain range because of the civil war of 1860–1862. Thus the first camps were established in the valley consisting of the streams Paso Antiguo and La Hormadera. In the historic archives are mentioned Miguel Contreras, Juan Tarazona y Rafael Quintero as the first to obtain property titles in these terrains. It was Quintero who drew in the initial settlers. The president of the Sovereign State of Santander Solón Wilches, through a decree of the 27th of September 1881, created the settlement of "Planadas". On the 3rd of September 1887, the Governor of Santander, General Alejandro Peña Solano, erected the hamlets of Mundo Nuevo and "La Honda", and with Chinácota being the municipal seat its territory was attached to the judicial circuit of the notary of Chinácota. In 1892, Through a decree from the Assembly of Santander, it changed its name to Concordia in honour of the values of peace and unity rooted in the spirit of the first settlers. On the 14th of April 1930, the Assembly of Norte de Santander ordered that Concordia be renamed as "Ragonvalia" in honour of "Patricio

Ramón González Valencia Ramón González Valencia (May 24, 1851 – October 3, 1928) was a Colombian conservative, military officer and statesman. He participated in the civil wars of 1876, Colombian Civil War of 1895, and the Thousand Days War.Gobernantes Colombian ...

", who was president of Colombia and a native of

Norte de Santander North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander) () 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 Ven ...

. During these years the population grew and its economy expanded due to the smuggling of coffee between Colombia and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...

References

*
Government of Norte de Santander - Ragonvalia
*
Ragonvalia official website
Municipalities of the Norte de Santander Department {{NortedeSantander-geo-stub