Villapinzón is a municipality and town of

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in the

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, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an elevation of on the

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, at a distance of from the capital

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. Villapinzón borders Ventaquemada ( Boyacá) and Lenguazaque in the north, Chocontá,

Tibiritá Tibirita is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Tibirita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of from the capital Bogotá. It borders Villapinzón in the north, in the east La Capilla ( Bo ...

and

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in the south, Chocontá and Lenguazaque in the west and Ventaquemada,

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and

Úmbita Úmbita is a town and municipality in the Márquez Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Úmbita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of from department capital Tunja and borders Nuevo Colón and Tiban� ...

in the east. The municipality is located in the uppermost part of the Bogotá River Basin; the origin of the river is within the municipality Villapinzón at an elevation of .Official website Villapinzón
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Etymology

Villapinzón was named Hato Viejo for most of its history. In 1903, the name was changed to "Pinzón", honouring Próspero Pinzón Romero, commander of the army and Minister of War of Colombia under Colombian president José Manuel Marroquín. Próspero Pinzón Romero was born in Hato Viejo. A year later, it became Villapinzón.

History

The history of Villapinzón is relatively young; historian Ramón Correa studied the pre-Colombian history of the area and did not find evidence Villapinzón was populated before the

Spanish conquest of the Muisca The Spanish conquest of the Muisca took place from 1537 to 1540. The Muisca people, Muisca were the inhabitants of the central Andes, Andean highlands of Colombia before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. They were organised in a loose M ...

. Villapinzón was founded on October 14, 1776 by Francisco de Vargas Figueroa.

Economy

Economically, Villapinzón is characterized by a large tannery (curtido) industry. Additionally, agriculture and livestock farming are important.

Born in Villapinzón

* Próspero Pinzón, namesake of the municipality and Minister of War * Rodrigo Contreras, professional cyclist * Efraím Rico, former professional cyclist

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Villapinzon, Cundinamarca Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department Populated places established in 1776 1776 establishments in the Spanish Empire