History of Villarrica

Since 1919 property is spoken in the region of the wastelands, referring specifically to these territories who are just beginning to explore the proper utilization.

In 1925 he created the School of alternating rural wastelands. According to the census coffee reviewed by Dario Monsalve, Villarrica and handled finances some 85,000 coffee trees, while the estate of Hope had 90,000, The noisy, 65,000, 45,000 Darien, Samaria 20,000, etc..

On August 3, 1926 at Hacienda Villarrica, there is a small village that gave shelter to employees and contractors of the Treasury, he founded the village (township) of Andalusia, participating in its creation Francisco Pineda Otero (Son of Francisco Pineda Lopez ), the priest Antonio Ravanal, retired Col. Tobias Guevara, Eduardo Escobar, Francisco Montoya, Tulio Castro, Sergio Góngora, José Manrique, Leonardo (Leonidas?) Waltero, Tomas Reyes, Juan de Dios Ortiz, Genaro Amaya and Sergio Chacon . It was the first official teacher Miss Isabel Cuellar.

The undeniable fact be flourishing settlement area attracted farmers liberals in profusion, including supporters of the ideas of Jorge Gaitan . His death occurred on April 9, 1948, there was organized in Andalusia revolutionary junta that took care of the few conservatives seize the area to prevent further unrest.

Ending 1949 the Board pro-municipality was led by Francisco Montoya and made great efforts for this project was legalized by the Departmental Assembly. It is by means of Decree 1131 of December 19, 1949 issued by the Government of Tolima