Scimitar, founded
in 1536, derives its name from the time of the conquest, when a group of
Spaniards under Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada and Martin Galeano in search of a route
to the valley of the Magdalena River at the high end of the range , passed
through this region and in one of their camps a colonizing lost his scimitar
(curved sword), the Spaniards in their march they realized the loss of the
weapon and returned in their search, finding it in the hands of indigenous
people because this It was a strange object to them worshiped him and settlers
decided to leave and
