Santa Fe de Antioquia

Santa Fe de Antioquia
Coordinates: 6 ° 33 ′  N , 75 ° 49 ′  W Santa Fe de Antioquia​ Santa Fe de Antioquia on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Santa Fe de Antioquia on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1541
Residents	25,239  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
area	493 km 2
Population density	51 people / km 2
height	550  m
City structure	6 corregimientos , 38 veredas
Waters	Río Cauca
City Presidency	Saulo Armando Rivera Fernández (2016-2019)
Website	santafedeantioquia-antioquia.gov.co
Street in Santa Fe de Antioquia
Santa Fe de Antioquia Cathedral
City center view

Santa Fe de Antioquia , also Antioquia , is a municipality ( municipio ) in Colombia . It is located in the west of the Antioquia department , 88 km northwest of Medellín .

geography

The area of ​​the municipality covers 493 km². It borders in the north on the municipalities Giraldo and Buriticá , in the east on Olaya and Sopetrán , in the south on Ebéjico , Anzá and Caicedo and in the west on Caicedo, Abriaquí and Giraldo . The catchment area of ​​the municipality includes the urban part, 38 veredas (small rural administrative units) and six ( corregimientos ) (larger rural administrative units).

Santa Fe de Antioquia is characterized by the mountainous terrain of the central cordillera of the Andes . The rivers Cauca and Tonusco flow through the municipality. The climate is tropical and dry with an average annual temperature of approx. 28 ° C.

population

The municipality of Santa Fe de Antioquia has 25,239 inhabitants, of which 16312 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

story

In 1541, the conquistador Jorge Robledo founded a place called Antioquia near today's Peque , which was relocated in 1542 near today's Frontino. In 1545, on the occasion of Robledo's trip to Spain, during which he was appointed marshal , this place received a coat of arms and the title Ciudad de Antioquia (German city of Antioquia), issued by King Philip II. From there, Robledo founded the village of Villa de in 1546 Santa Fe at its current location, at the confluence of the Río Cauca and the Tonusco . After the execution of Robledo by the competing conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar , Juan de Rodas became governor of Antioquia in 1546 and merged the city of Antioquia with the Villa de Santa Fe on the site of the latter. The old Antioquia was destroyed in 1555. The Bishop of Popayán raised the Villa de Santa Fe to a parish in 1547 . The settlement became the capital of the Antioquia region in 1584 and has been officially called Santa Fe de Antioquia since then. On August 8, 1590, Santa Fe de Antioquia was officially elevated from Villa to Ciudad (city). From the beginning, Santa Fe was a mining village whose economic basis was the gold mines .

A cathedral was built in 1799. The associated Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia was established in 1804 by Pius VII . In 1813 Antioquia declared itself a sovereign and independent state with Santa Fe as its capital. After Greater Colombia gained independence , Santa Fe was replaced as the capital of Medellín in 1826 . From 1851 to 1855, the city was again the capital of a province when the province of Antioquia was briefly divided into three provinces but was soon reunited.

Its legacy of colonial architecture led to the city center being declared a National Monument of Colombia in 1960.

economy

The basis of the economy in Santa Fe is agriculture . The main products are coffee , corn , kidney beans ( frijol ), tamarindo , tamarillo and potatoes . There is cattle , horse and pig breeding and keeping.

In addition, tourism is an important source of income. In 2006, a new west tunnel was opened, which shortens the distance and travel time from Medellín, which has made Santa Fe de Antioquia more attractive as a destination for weekend trips, but also for summer vacations. Construction activity is currently experiencing a significant expansion based on the expectation of increasing numbers of visitors and overnight stays.

landmarks

The preserved colonial architecture gives the relatively small city the flair of a place where time has stood still.

Outstanding sights from the colonial ensemble are the cathedral , the Archbishop's Palace, the City Hall, the Plaza Mayor , the Museum of Religious Art and various stately homes such as the La Casa de las dos Palmas ("House of the Two Palms") and the Casa Negra .

Another attraction built at the end of the 19th century (1887–1895) is the Puente de Occidente suspension bridge ("Bridge of the West"), which spans between Antioquia and Olaya over the Cauca and is also a Colombian national monument.

education

In Santa Fe de Antioquia there is a location of the Universidad de Antioquia . The location was opened in 2006.

Web links

Commons : Santa Fe de Antioquia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcaldia de Santa Fe de Antioquia. Alcaldía de Santa Fe de Antioquia - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Santa Fe de Antioquia). 
• Photo gallery

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Geography. Alcaldía de Santa Fe de Antioquia - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of the municipality). 
2. ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ see Santafe de Antioquia ( Memento of September 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), raicespaisas.org (accessed on September 24, 2008)
4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Santa Fe de Antioquia - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy). 
5. ^ Occidente. Universidad de Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, information on the location in Santa Fe de Antioquia).