History of Pitalito

Progressive Doctor Sierra, seeing that he dispersed the crey resolved, in fulfillment of his ministry, follow, like a good shepherd was, so had to move the newly populated place where he built a small thatched chapel to manage Santos Sacraments and celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass. This chapel, the first one was in that place, was located where now is the temple of San Antonio, headed by Doctor Sierra demarcated the square and its side streets of the new town, which was conducted in the year 1819.



After three years and having increased considerably the neighborhood, was equipped with Mayor the new village, having been appointed to that post Don Jorge de Cuellar, son of Don Luis de Cuellar, important person in the town of Timana, one of the most wealthy landowners in the region and person of noble birth, the son of Don Jeronimo de Cuellar, a native of the Kingdoms of Spain in Andalusia, and his son Louis Christopher.



A Don Jorge de Cuellar, succeeded him in the performance of the Mayor in the years 1825, 1826 and 1827 Mr. Juan Francisco Molina, Jose Calderon and Leandro Maria Parra, respectively.



In 1823, were also created two courts Viceparroquiales, going to play the first one Mr. Leandro Parra, who occupied it for over a year.



In 1822, he was appointed priest of Souls Viceparroquia Pitalito of the priest Don Jerónimo Spain, who established as a first step, with no little labor, the weekly market on Sundays after Mass to. During the years of 1824, 1825 and 1826 were responsible for viceparish Mr. cures: Pedro José Joaquín Gerardino, inthis last year of 1826 took back the parish of viceparish, the priest Don Jerónimo Spain who served for nine years running his sacred ministry in the already burgeoning