History of Villamaria

frequent eruptions of Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which the Indians called Cumanday (meaning Beautiful White), and the cultural shock represented by the violent eruption of the Spanish conquerors in the Caldas region, which began in 1535. From then until 1834 it reaches Fermin Lopez and his family to settle in the hill near San Cancio, the territory was abandoned, serving casual adventurers step between the provinces of Cauca and Antioquia.

Entered a great socio-economic process that called Colonization Antioqueña find that the famous expedition of Twenty, which occurred in 1848, many families from Neira, Salamina, Gouache, Pácora, Sonsón, Abejorral and constitute a population Rionegro later call Manizales. Some new residents of this city to the company's refusal to cede Gonzalez and Salazar or sell land to satisfy their desires for them to settle in Manizales, Chinchiná decided to cross the river, formerly the main memory Tacurrumbí cacique Quimbaya, and initiated the foundation a populated place in the Chapel where they raised several thatched huts.

The founders, among others were: Victor Castaño, José Maria Ceballos, Alberto Salazar, Benedicto Angel, Ezequiel Arango Jaramillo Eufrasio, Pompilio Hurtado, Antonio Cardona Valencia, Miguel Toro, Jose Maria Gonzalez, Gregorio Domingo Gallego and Mario Ceballos. Due to its proximity to Manila, the cacerío depended at first for this city by the name of Party of Illimani, until mid-1951 when the neighbors agreed to give him the name "Mana Village" in view of the fertility of the land . For lack of water, residents were forced to move the population sector of the chapel to the right bank of the Quebrada La Diana, which began to grow dynamically.

Finishing the year 1851los residents of the village of Mana, with frequent incursions being