History of Cumaral

were San Roque in Cumaral and Santa Barbara Canyon Upía. In 1850 by ordinance of the Provincial House of Bogotá No.106 of October 21, 1850, two parish districts are created in the canton of St. Martin; the one composed of the territory comprising the former village of Cumaral that "Parish District Serviez" will be called; and the other composed of the territory comprising the former village of Gramalote that "Parish District Villavicencio" is called. The second item ordered authorities to provide new districts created "and all elements of progress and civilization that determine the laws." The parish district Serviez, Cumaral appears visited by the pastor of St. Martin, which left some notes in the books of Medina. The disaster was the worst epidemic of yellow fever, which literally destroyed the peaceful town built near the Laguna Pueblo in 1901, on the sidewalk of the same name.

The Cumaral today began in 1917, six kilometers north of the Laguna Pueblo near the Guacavia River in the territory donated by General AVELINO ROSES.

1984 a1954 plain knew the horrors of civil war and Cumaral will play a large part in this crazy political parties. Peace returned, with General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla as president of Colombia and she returned the people to work their generous land and generate progress. It was police activity Restrepo later township municipality finally intendant by Decree No.182 of July 3, 1955 signed by Colonel Luis Carlos Turriago Civíl and Chief Quartermaster Military National Goal and supported by the Government, by Decree 2543 of September 22, 1955, signed by the paramount chief General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, President of Colombia and Lucio Nuñez Pabon government minister. The first mayor was Bernardo Pineda Sergeant (last mayor) according to Decree 258 of October 2, 1955; first judge, José María Meneses: first