Issued in occasion to the first centenary since the reconstruction of the city of Cucuta.
Cúcuta,officially San José de Cúcuta, is the capital of Norte de Santander department. It is located in t.. Read more »he northeast of the country, in the eastern branch of the Colombian Andes, on the border with Venezuela.Cúcuta" means "The House of Goblins" in the language of the Barí indigenous group.
The city was the place of some of the most important events in Colombian history, like the redaction of the first constitution by the Congress of Cúcuta which led to the foundation of the Republic of Colombia, also known as Gran Colombia, and the Battle of Cúcuta, where troops led by Simón Bolívar defeated the Spanish Royal Rorce, thereby liberating the city from Spanish rule and allowing Bolívar troops to continue their campaign toward Venezuela.
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