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35-679: Cauca Department is divided into 42 municipalities, 99 districts, 474 police posts and numerous villages and populated places. The municipalities are grouped into 27 circles and 29 notaries: a circle-based registration in Popayán and eight sectional offices based in Bolívar , Caloto , Puerto Tejada , Santander de Quilichao , Patia , Guapi and Silvia , makes up the judicial district of Popayán. This district possesses 8 judicial circuit seats in Popayán, Bolívar, Caloto, Guapi, Patia, Puerto Tejada, Santander de Quilichao and Silvia. The department makes up

70-412: A significant indigenous genetic component (26% in average). A debate, centered around the apparently significant Jewish origin of Antioquians, took place from mid-nineteenth century to the twentieth century. Others, later pointed to Basque origins as a way to understand the population's idiosyncrasies. Prominent among these, were two American historians: Everett Hagen and Leonard Kasdan. Hagen looked at

105-700: A total of 125 municipalities. The nine subregions with their municipalities are: The population of Antioquia is 6,613,118 (2017 estimate), of which more than half live in the metropolitan area of Medellín . The racial composition is: During the 16th and 18th centuries, Antioquia received many immigrants from Spain (Especially the northern Spain ). Most Indigenous peoples died from the introduction of European diseases, and many of those who survived intermarried with early Spanish settlers, who were mostly men; later, Spanish women also began to immigrate. Thousands of Scottish and English who settled in Antioquia fought for

140-530: A turbulent history of encounters with the Carib. Although the tribe was numerous and known for its warring culture, the various peoples of this family became dominated or exterminated by the Spaniards in the process of conquest and colonization . As did all Native Americans, they suffered extremely high mortality due to newly introduced infectious Eurasian diseases, to which they had no immunity . In some cases

175-461: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Antioquia Department Antioquia ( Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtjokja] ) is one of the 32 departments of Colombia , located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea . Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys , much of which is part of

210-562: Is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department , Colombia . Founded in October 1784 by Domingo Belisario Gómez, the municipality covers an area of 746.3 km (464 mi) and has a population of 57,511. The population is primarily engaged in agriculture and ranching . 1°58′15″N 76°58′10″W  /  1.97083°N 76.9694°W  / 1.97083; -76.9694 This Department of Cauca location article

245-618: Is named after some of the many other Hellenistic ancient cities in the Middle East named Antiochia , which were founded as well by some of the Antiochus Kings during the Seleucid Empire (312–63 BC). Due to its geographical isolation, being located among mountains, Antioquia suffered supply problems. Its topography did not allow for much agriculture, so the city became dependent upon trade, especially of gold and gin for

280-512: Is partly due to the Basque language always having been an outcast, which apparently left no written evidence in Antioquia. The current Spanish dialect in Antioquia, closely observed, has obvious influences from Basque. Basque influence is evident in words such coscorria (useless, inept) and 'tap' (tap), to name only a few cases. Basque also influenced the pronunciation of the letter 's' apico-alveolar (transitional between 's' and 'sh'), so in

315-571: The Andes mountain range. Antioquia has been part of many territorial divisions of former countries created within the present-day territory of Colombia. Prior to adoption of the Colombian Constitution of 1886 , Antioquia State had its own sovereign government. The department covers an area of 63,612 km (24,561 sq mi), and has a population of 5,819,358 (2006 estimate); 6.6 million (2010 estimate). Antioquia borders

350-520: The Cauca River . They were said to have taken important treasures from the indigenous people's tombs. In response, the warriors of chief Nutibara harassed the Spaniards continually, and forced them to return to Urabá . In 1541, the conquistador Jorge Robledo departed from the site of the future (1542) Spanish town of Arma, a little below Aguadas in the North of Caldas, to lead an expedition north on

385-488: The Córdoba Department and the Caribbean Sea to the north; Chocó to the west; the departments of Bolivar , Santander , and Boyaca to the east; and the departments of Caldas and Risaralda to the south. Medellín is Antioquia's capital city, and the second-largest city in the country. Other important towns are Santa Fe de Antioquia , the old capital located on the Cauca River , and Puerto Berrío on

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420-646: The Magdalena . Antioquia is the sixth-largest Department of Colombia . It is predominantly mountainous, crossed by the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes . The Cordillera Central divides to form the Aburrá valley , in which the capital, Medellín , is located. The Cordillera Central forms the plateaus of Santa Rosa de Osos and Rionegro . While 80% of

455-644: The Pasto Massif and towards the north it diverges forming the Central and Eastern Andes. The Colombian Massif is a strategic national and international level, given its significance for water production, biodiversity and ecosystems, an area that represents a special conformation of the regions with more potential for development in Colombia. Cauca Department can be divided into the following hydrographic regions: Gorgonilla and Gorgona islands are located in

490-408: The Antioquia, and the letter "ll" (double L) pronounced as an affricative, not to overlook the inclusion of the letter "a" before certain initial Rs: arrecostarse instead of recostarse , arrecoger instead of recoger and arrecordarse instead of recordarse . The first Spaniard known to have visited the territory now known as Antioquia was Rodrigo de Bastidas , who explored

525-654: The Caribbean island, and others that they originated among peoples along the interior Amazon River . Antioquia was primarily populated by the Carib people . Some scattered groups of Muisca were said to be present in the Darién region (in modern-day Panama ), a coastal region in the far north of Antioquia. But, no historical records refer to Muisca in Antioquia. The Carib occupying territory in Antioquia were known by classifications of smaller groups, called families . Some of

560-526: The Cauca River. Farther north, Robledo would found the city of Santa Fe de Antioquia , which in 1813 was declared the capital of the sovereign and independent state of Antioquia, and remained the seat of the governate until 1826, when Medellin was designated the capital. Other Spaniards who settled Antioquia came from Extremadura, Andalusia, and the Canary Islands. The Extremadurans influenced

595-501: The Colombian army during independence. During the 19th and 20th centuries, immigrants (including Jews) arrived from Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Portugal, Lebanon, Israel, Palestina and Syria. Many people from Antioquia are referred to as Paisas , people of mainly Spanish ancestry, a lot of them Basque. There is a small Afro-Colombian and Zambo-Colombian (people of Indigenous and African descent) population originating in

630-466: The Pacific Ocean and belong to Cauca Department. The Cauca economy is based primarily on agriculture and livestock production, forestry, fishing and trade. Agriculture has been developed and modernized in the northern department, with the main crops being sugar cane, cane panela, conventional maize, rice, corn tech, banana, agave, yucca, potatoes, coconut, sorghum, cocoa, groundnut, and palm. In

665-1764: The Pacific region is extracted gold, silver and platinum. Other non-precious minerals that are exploited are sulfur, asbestos, limestone, talc, gypsum and coal. The manufacturing industry is located in Popayán, Santander de Quilichao , Puerto Tejada with factories of food, beverages, dairy products, paper, packaging, wood processing , sugar industry and paper processing for export. The main centers of commercial activity are Popayán, Santander de Quilichao, Patia , Puerto Tejada, Piendamó and Corinto . [REDACTED]   Amazonas [REDACTED]   Antioquia [REDACTED]   Arauca [REDACTED]   Atlántico [REDACTED]   Bolívar [REDACTED]   Boyacá [REDACTED]   Caldas [REDACTED]   Caquetá [REDACTED]   Casanare [REDACTED]   Cauca [REDACTED]   Cesar [REDACTED]   Chocó [REDACTED]   Córdoba [REDACTED]   Cundinamarca [REDACTED]   Guainía [REDACTED]   Guaviare [REDACTED]   Huila [REDACTED]   La Guajira [REDACTED]   Magdalena [REDACTED]   Meta [REDACTED]   Nariño [REDACTED]   N. Santander [REDACTED]   Putumayo [REDACTED]   Quindío [REDACTED]   Risaralda [REDACTED]   San Andrés [REDACTED]   Santander [REDACTED]   Sucre [REDACTED]   Tolima [REDACTED]   Valle del Cauca [REDACTED]   Vaupés [REDACTED]   Vichada Capital district: [REDACTED]   Bogotá Bol%C3%ADvar, Cauca Bolívar

700-805: The Western and Central Cordilleras, is seen as a landmark within the plateau of the hill of La Tetilla. Among the most representative landmarks of the Colombian Massif, shared with the department of Huila , are the Páramo del Buey, the volcanoes of Cutanga and Puracé, the peak of Paletará, and the Sierra Nevada of Coconucos. Patia Valley, where the Patia River runs north–south and framed by the Central and Western mountain ranges, extends into Nariño Department . The Amazonian salient corresponds to

735-399: The area around the future site of Darién in 1500. Ten years later, Alonso de Ojeda founded San Sebastián de Urabá , 2 km from the present-day town of Necoclí . It was later destroyed by the natives. The first Spanish military incursion into Antioquia, however, was not made until 1537. An expedition commanded by Francisco César traveled through the lands of chief Dabeiba, arriving at

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770-648: The capital of the Department of Antioquia, is the winner of the City of the Year competition, a global program developed in partnership with the Urban Land Institute to recognize the most innovative urban centers. Medellín was ranked above the other finalists, Tel Aviv and New York City . Antioquia is divided into nine subregions to facilitate the Department's administration. These nine regions contain

805-520: The colonization of new land. Much of this trade was due to reforms passed after a 1785 visit from Juan Antonio Mon y Velarde , an inspector of the Spanish Crown. The Antioquia became colonizers and traders. The department was hard hit by the Colombian conflict , with 30,000 people missing between 1997 and 2005. The Wall Street Journal and Citi announced in the year 2013 that Medellín ,

840-472: The constituency of Cauca. The relief of the territory of the department of Cauca belongs to the Andean system at the macro level seven distinguishing morphological units: The Pacific Plate comprises two sectors, firstly the alluvial coastal belt or platform characterized by low, swampy, mangrove forest with many rivers estuaries subject to the ebb and flow of tides, the remainder is a plain or hills comprising

875-553: The department's territory is mountainous, Antioquia also has lowlands in Bajo Cauca , Magdalena Medio , and eastern Sonsón , as well as coastline on the Caribbean Sea , in Urabá . This area has a tropical climate and is of high strategic importance due to its location. Before Spanish colonization, different indigenous tribes inhabited this part of modern Colombia. Their origin is uncertain, as specialists believe that some came from

910-476: The most prominent native families in the region include the Catía, Nutabe, and Tahamíe , who all inhabited the central region of Antioquia. The Quimbaya occupied southern Antioquia. The historic Quimbaya, Carib and Muisca tribes were the most prominent groups encountered by the conquistadors upon their arrival in Antioquia. The Quimbaya had a lot to do with the development of the department. The Spaniards had

945-605: The present territory of Colombia goes back to the early exploration in 1499, during the third voyage of Columbus , it is said that from that time the territory experienced a strong presence of Basques , including prominent figures such as the pilot and geographer Juan de la Cosa , nicknamed "el vizcaino" . (Some sources claim that he was not a native of the Basque Country , but was born in Santoña , Cantabria). More Basque colonists reached this area and began to settled in

980-555: The pronunciation of the letter 's' as an apico-alveolar, like Basques. Andalusians and Canarians influenced seseo in the Spanish dialect. The reason behind the chosen name for the department is not historically clear. The most accepted explanation is that the name for the, then Greek - Syrian (now Turkish ), Hellenistic city of Antioch on the Orontes ( Greek : Ἀντιόχεια Antiocheia , Arabic : Antākiyyah , today Antakya )

1015-407: The region. The Colombian department of Antioquia has been considered a major route of the Basque immigration, mainly during the colonial era. Hundreds of Basques migrated as settlers sponsored by the Spanish colonization companies. People who were interested in investigating the presence of the Basque people in the department of Antioquia and Colombia have been troubled by the question that relates to

1050-631: The so-called Bota Caucana, through which flows the Japurá River . The Colombian Massif, also called the Nudo de Almaguer , is a mountainous section of Andean natural region formed by the convergence of two major mountain ranges, the Central and the Eastern cordilleras. The massif extends through the departments of Cauca, Huila , and Nariño . Towards the south, the Colombian Massif is continued by

1085-412: The surviving natives dispersed to evade the Spanish, and some committed suicide to escape being enslaved or subjected to forced labor. Many survivors fled to the modern department of Chocó . In Antioquia, the natives disappeared almost completely. At present, the autochthon population of the department of Antioquia scarcely reaches 0.5% of the total population, even though the vast majority of locals have

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1120-597: The telephone directory in Medellin in 1957 and found that 15% of the surnames were of Basque origin, finding then that employers in the percentage of surnames was up to 25%, which led him to conclude that Basque settlers were very important in explaining the increased industrial development of Antioquia in the Colombian context. These ideas were supported by representatives of developmental theories, who sought to justify business growth based on "the character of social groups." The use of Basque language (Euskera) terminology in

1155-438: The use and retention of the Basque language in their current territories. It is estimated, for example, for smaller Antioquia, a region where hundreds of Spaniards arrived, of which a good portion were Basque, some limited aspects of the culture and traditions were brought by Basque settlers, though without any mention of their particular language, thus tracking the use of Basque in the current Antioquia and Colombia. However, this

1190-586: The western slopes of the western cordillera. The western cordillera in Cauca extends from southwest to northeast. Among the most important landmarks are the blade of Napí, the hills of Guaduas, Munchique, and Naya, and the Cauca River Valley. The central mountain range crosses the department from south to north; relevant landmarks include Sotará Colcano, Petacas Nevado del Huila , and the departmental boundary. The highlands of Popayán, sandwiched between

1225-480: Was used since the region known as the Coffee Zone in Colombia, in which many towns and cities are named after cities in the Middle East, has a very strong Judeo - Arabic influence, both demographically and culturally. Additionally, the city in mention played a significant role in the development of early Christian communities thus religiously important for Roman Catholic Spaniard conquerors. Others state that it

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