Mampo (or Mompoj) was the local indigenous chieftain of the Quimbaya civilization (or Kimbaya) people when the Spanish
arrived, and Mompox means "land of the ruler Mampo". The city was
founded on May 3, 1537 by Don Alonso de Heredia as a safe port on the Magdalena. Santa Cruz de Mompox became
quite prosperous as a port for the transportation of goods upriver into
