History of Taraza

On the origin of the name Tarazá made ​​many comments. Some scholars claim that the name comes from a chief who lived in the region called the same way, Tarazá , and others, who comes from a fish known by the Indians also called the same way. The truth is that there is no document that relates this fact, let alone when it is known that in the region there were no Indians with that name.

However, more recently researchers found the word "Zazara" meaning " Axe "in the language of the indigenous Nutabes , more assimilated to the name of the