The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ocaña, Colombia.
Prior to 20th century
1570 - Ocaña is founded by the captain Francisco Fernandez de Contreras. 1575 - Ocaña is given the city title. 1584 - San Francisco Church built. 1596 - San Agustin Temple built. 1680 - Plaza del 29 de Mayo restored. 1749 - Virgen de Torcoroma church built. 1813 - The Campaña Admirable troops are formed by Simon Bolivar, during the independence war. 1820 - The martyrs of Ocaña are written off by the royalist guerrilla Los Colorados. 1826 - El dulce nombre church built. 1828 - The Constituent Convention is held in the San Francisco Temple, in this convention the Gran Colombia is dissolved. 1849 - Ocaña and near populations found the province of Ocaña. 1851 - Columna de la libertad de los esclavos (Freedom of slaves column) erected at the center of the Plaza del 29 de Mayo. 1875 - Ermitage of Nuestra Señora de las gracias de Torcoroma built. 1889 - La Presentación School opens. 1891 - Claridad Santa Ana Hospital inaugurated. 1893 - La jabonería (soap factory) in business. 1894 - Club Ocaña inaugurated.
20th century
1916 - The Jose Eusebio Caro School built. 1919 - First vehicle in Ocaña. 1929 - A 46 km long gondola lift is built between Ocaña and Gamarra, connecting Ocaña to the Magdalena River. 1932 - The Cristo Rey statue erected in the Cristo Rey mount. 1934 - The jesuit community leaves the city. 1937 - The San Francisco Temple is recognized as national monument. 1940 San Antonio Nursing home inaugurated. Bust of Francisco de Paula Santander erected in Plaza 29 de Mayo. 1944 - Rural School of Ocaña founded. 1945 Home School of Ocaña is founded. Commerce Club of Ocaña established. Morales Berti teather inaugurated. 1946 Ocaña-Cucuta alternate road inaugurated, covering other municipalities and townships. First edition of Ocaña's Carnival. Club de leones established. 1955 - Emiro Quintero Cañizares Hospital built. 1959 - First edition of Desfile de los Genitores. 1962 - Kennedy School inaugurated. 1970 - Aeropuerto Aguas Claras (airport) built. 1972 February: Urbanization in the actual neighborhood of Buenos Aires is held by Pío Quesada. October: TELECOM (Colombian company of telecommunications) headquarters opens in Ocaña. 1974 - Desfile de los Genitores reorganized. 1975 - Headquarters of the Francisco de Paula Santander university start operating. 1976 - Headquarters of the national educational institute SENA built. 1977 - Public Library of Ocaña opens, in the San Francisco cloister.
21st century
2009 - State airline Satena restarts air traffic in the Aeropuerto Aguas Claras with a daily flight to Cucuta, Capital of Norte de Santander.
See also Ocaña, Norte de Santander
Other cities in Colombia: Timeline of Bogotá Timeline of Cali Timeline of Cartagena, Colombia
Bibliography
In Spanish http://academiaocana.blogspot.com.co/ http://viveocana.com/historia/
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