According to tradition, the first settlers
of the territory were Carib Indians who came down from the central mountains to
fish and hunt. With the passage of time was born the village of Villa Elvira,
which disappeared due to changes in the river, so that their inhabitants moved
to the site now occupied; I initially had the name of San Juan and from 1860
appears under the jurisdiction of the District of Morales in the Department of
Mompox.
Regidor, until 1995 belonged to the municipality of Morales. He was elevated to
the category of municipality by Order 40 of the
