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History of Palmar de Varela


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The population today municipal head apparently is founded on 23 October 1762 by Catalino Varela . The place where began hamlet was rich in a type of palm called royal palm or palm kernel, which gave rise to the name of the municipality.

The area is elevated to the status of town in 1857, segregated from St. Thomas through the efforts carried out by Pedro Antonio Caballero, motivated by the development of navigation on the Magdalena River , participation in development of the region

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