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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 110. Not illustrated. Chapters: Ibague, Natagaima, Armero, Mariquita, Tolima, Falan, Ortega, Tolima, Honda, Tolima, Icononzo, Villarrica, Tolima, Ataco, Coello, Tolima, Saldana, Colombia, Villahermosa, Tolima, Libano, Tolima, Espinal, Fresno, Tolima, Melgar, Tolima, Lerida, Tolima, Chaparral, Tolima, Carmen Apicala, Santa Isabel, Tolima, Dolores, Tolima, Piedras, Rovira, Roncesvalles, Tolima, Cajamarca, Tolima, Ambalema, Valle de San Juan, San Antonio, Tolima, Guamo, Alpujarra, Tolima, San Luis, Tolima, Alvarado, Tolima, Prado, Tolima, Flandes, Cunday, Casabianca, Tolima, Purificacion, Tolima, Murillo, Tolima, Rioblanco, Venadillo, Coyaima, Planadas, Herveo, Anzoategui Municipality, Tolima, Suarez, Tolima, Palocabildo. Excerpt: Ibague - Ibague was founded by Spaniard Andres Lopez de Galarza on October 14, 1550 as "Villa de San Bonifacio de Ibague del Valle de las Lanzas" ("Town of Saint Boniface of Ibague of the Valley of the Spears") in the place where today is located the urban area of the neighbouring municipality of Cajamarca, which lies 42 km to the west of the modern city of Ibague. Due to the frequent attacks by the indigenous Pijaos commanded by cacique Ibague, the city was founded once more in its current location on February 7, 1551. From April to December 1854 Ibague was briefly the capital of the New Granada following a coup d'etat promoted by Jose Maria Melo, a general and politician born in Chaparral, Tolima. In 1908, when the department of Tolima was created, Ibague became its capital. Tolima University was founded in 1945, and was raised to state university status in 1954. The city is also the home of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibague. Ibague is located in the Colombian Andean region, in central Tolima department, surrounded by mountains in all sides, except for a plateau which extends to the east. Ibague ...
