History of Baraya

In 1856 he had no chapel or cemetery so that its importance was none other than a whereabouts of stockists in machine and won. The fertility of the land, the healthiness of the climate and the fertility of the area, attracted the attention of many traders and pastoralists. This circumstance allowed counting in no time with distinguished people for the exercise of public activities and to build capital for natural resources offered by the area, but not only as a village and district. This gave rise to it was erected as the "Village of Otter" by operation of law December 5, 1870. The legislature of the sovereign state of Tolima, by law 51 of 1884 ... "In gratitude and with the laudable goal of immortalizing the name of the independence hero, General Antonio Baraya , asking (the neighbors) The name is changed Otter by Baraya "restored the extinct village of Otter Baraya name, by the same limits assigned to the village of Otter law December 5, 1870.

By Decree No. 157 of