The history of the municipality of Villanueva,
similar to the experience of the remaining municipalities of Casanare, Meta and
Arauca way, has a distinct periodization even from pre-Columbian times. Noted
in the colonial history of the country the importance of location of the
estates of the Society of Jesus, made of importance to analyze one facet of
the process of conquest and colonization: the acculturation of indigenous
communities and the introduction of a new format Cultural employing the
Catholic religion as the spearhead.