History of Abriaqui

Shortly after the receive the head Catío Yutengo these proud words: "I, Spanish captain, I'm Yutengo no less rich property value, come to get certified our determination, which is to deny you peace, and give a fire and blood cruel war if not you get to the point foot of this land. "And ended up asking proudly entered" with one hand on his head and the other in arms. "

Undoubtedly, some men were Rhodes who explored a second time Abriaquí territory, bewitched by the lure of gold and adventure.

Slowly he went by the slow process of pacification. The Indians were being exterminated and as chased deep into the jungles, or forced to work under the rule of the trustees.

And so we come to Cologne . Step by step, without events of importance, were shelling the days of that time. Generations succeeded each other in the backwater of a simple and honest life: up very early before sunrise, during the day and go to work in the fields.

Perhaps these household practices that tradition attributed to the famous Dona Maria Centeno words that originated the name