History of Canasgordas

class="notranslate">It is interesting to include that annotations of a Carmelite priest, then a missionary in the land of America , who he notes how the dialect Catíos , especially due to their mostly sharp words, did not have any resemblance to other dialects different prehistoric native tribes across the continent.

This priest, according to articles published on the Internet in "Monographs of Antioquia" section Cañasgordas (see reference at the end of this review), says regarding this Catío dialect has found a resemblance to the language Vasco due to the particular training of words having this talk, and the independence of its whimsical roots.

The tribes of Catíos lived in thatched huts high rough ground two meters to avoid insect pests and other animals native to the region; this ethnic group also built in the thickets to avoid the fury of the sun's heat. They liked the river valleys where hunting, fishing and river transport were made more obvious. Regarding agriculture, however, Catíos were dedicated almost exclusively to the cultivation of snuff, because they were heavy smokers know, and also grew corn to make chicha, with which drunk ritually and continuous in the middle as well as large orgies.

Were they more or less, the characters encountered by the Spanish conquistadors in the territory. The spot of Cañasgordas be delayed until June 1782 for the title of "parish", which was called at the time "Parroquia de San Carlos de