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Bogota and its history

  • 1538

    how the foundation of Bogota was divided in 1538 and 1539

    how the foundation of Bogota was divided in 1538 and 1539
    in 1538 the military barracks was established and in 1539 all the requirements demanded by the Spanish authorities were met
  • Aug 6, 1538

    when and who created for the first time Bogota as capital of the new kingdom

    when and who created for the first time Bogota as capital of the new kingdom
    Bogota was founded as capital of the new kingdom of Granada on August 6, 1538 by Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada
  • Bogota from 1717 with which cities dispute to be the viceregal seat

    cartagena
  • which was the first bank in Bogota

    which was the first bank in Bogota
    Bank of Colombia in 1870
  • When they founded Bogota, which were the three characters brought horses, chickens and pigs

    When they founded Bogota, which were the three characters brought horses, chickens and pigs
    quesada brought the horses, federman the chickens and belalcazar the pigs
  • which was the first Pope who was in Bogota

    which was the first Pope who was in Bogota
    Pablo Vl
  • when the metro was first talked about in the city

    when the metro was first talked about in the city
    1942 when the mayor Carlos Sanz de Santamaria proposed his construction
  • what was the cause of the bogotazo of April 9

    what was the cause of the bogotazo of April 9
    the cause was the murder of the leader of the Liberal Party, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, which took place on April 9, 1948.
  • what was the reason why the transvia service was suspended

    what was the reason why the transvia service was suspended
    because the mayor Fernando mazuera ordered to liquidate them
  • because in 1954 engativa, fontibon, bosa, usme, subir, usaquen were excluded from the special district

    because in 1954 engativa, fontibon, bosa, usme, subir, usaquen were excluded from the special district
    Gustavo red pinilla determine the final limit of this district
  • who returned the sword of Simón Bolívar

    who returned the sword of Simón Bolívar
    the former commander of the M-19 Antonio Navarro Wolf
  • which was the first shopping center in Bogota

    which was the first shopping center in Bogota
    unicentro in 1976
  • which was the first mayor of Bogota who was elected by vote

    which was the first mayor of Bogota who was elected by vote
    Andres Pastrana Arango in 1988
  • in the government from which the transmilenio was founded

    in the government from which the transmilenio was founded
    enrique peñalosa on December 18, 2000