History of Pacho

In 1778 was awarded the reconstruction of the church to Francisco González. The actual village was formed following the fire, on the site now occupied which moved in 1807, when it was erected in the village. Dr. Juan Gomez was Pacho cure of 1807 to 1852. Pacho is the cradle of Colombian steel industry, the precursor was Sir Robert Henry Woodside Bunch, who brought the country numerous mining include Benjamin Wiesner, James Wiesner currently continued by Enrique Corradine.

Pacho's name was inscribed on the movement of the villagers by a contingent of 400 men held there on 25 May 1781 under the command of Captain Javier Florido. During the revolution of 1876 in Pacho guerrillas commanded by Martinianus Rodríguez, Alejandro Bustos, Rugerio Coronado and Rafael Forero that 22 April was formed 1872 by the side of La Palma (Cundinamarca) fought against a pro-government troops which defeated.

In the War of the Thousand Days liberal guerrillas under the command of Cornelius Correa; Leovigild Hernandez and Pedro Sanchez took posesionada Pacho and the estate of General Cornelio there Correa was reorganized into three squadrons orders of General Ramón Neira Martínez Soler and Chiquinquirá marched to join the troops of General Uribe Uribe.

Pacho exists in the native tree, "Pino Romeron" is the only pine native to Colombia. Its bark is scaly, greyish or yellowish brown. His cup is large and irregular, alternate leaves and exhaled. Its fruits are conical and green. It grows to 25 m in height from 2500 m onwards is located on the banks of streams and has been used for watershed protection. Its wood is utilized