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History of Pivijay


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Jose Flores, Julian and Antonio Sanchez Valera founded the town in 1774, and was elevated to municipality in 1912



Pivijay is one of the 23 municipalities that has been fractionated Magdalena Department for administrative purposes, it is located north of the Republic of Colombia in the north area - western department.





The founders were the Spanish Pivijay Longoria José Flórez, Juan Valera and Antonio Sanchez, who on May 30, 1774 reached 120 families from the village Guaimaro Rosary and settled here fleeing the Magdalena river

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