History of Dabeiba

The tribes opposed furious resistance to the colonization of their domains but were eventually reduced to near extermination, and fortunately in the region surviving descendants of those brave now considered cultural heritage of Colombia .

With an amazing view, historians of early and mid- twentieth century saw in the West region of Antioquia redemption of this department. Some writer said in 1938 : "The future of Antioquia is the bountiful lands of the West. His men facing the sea and build a road that will be his redemptive work. "

Dr. Manuel Uribe Angel, a noted historian Antioquia , wrote nearly a hundred years ago: "It is for this part, which Antioquia must take into medium secure the future enrichment and height; because it is where later a road leading to the Antioquia to the edge of the Atlantic and from there to all parts of the world "will be established. Just today and this today prophetic 2006 , when it was given the service the West tunnel Fernando Gómez Martínez .

The initial road which spoke visionary but finally built through such a heavy geography in modern times did not allow the movement of freight vehicles with enough to power and justify the construction of a future port capacity Antioquia Turbo .

In the beginning, after the survivors expelled or subjected Catíos, was Dabeiba jurisdiction of Frontinus . Founded in 1850 in an area known as the Mohan Dabeiba Viejo and at first it was called. Today is step forced from Medellin to the Caribbean Sea , and it expects a better prosperity after the construction of that Tunnel West