century, Spanish conquistadors
first came across Falan. Spanish settlers came in the mid 18th century, seeking
to extract silver and gold from the nearby mines, they called the community
Rosario de Lajas. A nearby mine that much ore was brought out of was named
Santa Ana, and soon the community began to be called by that name. In 1930, the
municipality changed its name once again to Falan, in honor of the poet Diego
Fallon who had been born in the region
