History of Tolu

Like all peoples of the government of Cartagena, Tolu joined the independence movement, (1811-1815) mortally wounded by Morillo peacekeeping expedition from the mouth of the Orinoco to the Gulf of Darien . Tolu again undergo Fernando VII, who at that time was still "Desire". Since 1819 Tolú again be free.

Patriots armies besieged Cartagena until 1821, receiving food and supplies Tolu, working there also a shipyard for repair insurgent fleet vessels. The city retains until late eighth this quality supplier with total dependence port of Cartagena, the region itself shows this dependence as: San Onofre and San Antero was created as palenques of blacks, slaves, freedmen or Maroons. With the birth of livestock as a major economic activity, social relations are established throughout the region, the importance of this activity in Tolu evidenced themselves in the docks for shipment of cattle that had some estates or the establishment between 1919 and 1925, the Packing House in Coveñas cattle for export to the West Indies.