History of Arauquita

Native or indigenous settlement: the former being Macaguane and Tames, although there were many tribes, but most were extinct, surviving in the jurisdiction of Arauquita Guahibos ethnic group with a very small population and whose dedication is essentially hunting, fishing and some incipient agriculture in traditional methods. Spanish colonization and Venezuela: The first started in the year 1675 when he founded the town of San Lorenzo was later called Arauquita and the second began in 1820 where the population was mainly arrival Venezuelan settlers began farming.

Directed Colonization: This process was supported by the national government, under the policy of settlement of vast regions of the eastern plains. In 1962 with the award of INCORA wastelands led plenty of families migrating to the land of Arauquita, based hamlets like El Oasis, Aguachica, Trunk, La Esmeralda, Camp.

Arauquita was erected as a municipality in 1943 later became judges and belonged to the municipality of Tame as police