History of Tona

ss="apple-converted-space"> 1822 , the Vice President, Francisco de Paula Santander , signed the decree creating the parish of Tona, disaggregating the parish of Silos. But the open opposition of the priests of Silos and Slaughter, and the refusal of the Curia to make the demarcation of the parish on the ground that the government's role was at the time, once again frustrated the wishes of having your Toneros own parish, but by then it had 207 houses and 882 people.

The Toneros in 1832 re-emphasized, and this time, after an arduous journey, they come to Santa Fe de Bogota , and asked to review the long record, started 36 years ago, your request is echoed in the cold church hierarchy of the capital, and with certification of good urban qualities Tona given by the Mayor of Bucaramanga Cantonaland pastor of Floridablanca , the Archbishop Herrera government legitimized the erection of the parish of Tona, a condition that has continued to the present