The people of Natagaima were submitted by
Spanish Conqueror Juan the Borja, who gathered the survivors of this incursion
and proceeded with the foundation of the town. It is said that Natagaima lies
in a place different from his original location, and was moved there by orders
of the priest Ignacio Navarro in 1801. From 1863 to 1866 it was the capital of
the Sovereign State of Tolima. Through a law emitted on February 21, 1963, it
became a Municipality, starting its role on January 1, 1964.
Its territory was initially inhabited by
the Pijao Indians,
