Juana Rangel de Cuellar founded Cúcuta on June 17, 1733). The village, centred on a church, grew considerably due to its strategic commercial location.
Today, it´s the capital of Norte de Santand.. Read more »er department.
Several important events that forged Colombia as an independent republic took place in the city: one of these events was the Congress of 1821, where the Constitution of Cúcuta was written and approved. This constitution created Greater Colombia, a country embracing the present-day territories of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. As the site of the Battle of Cúcuta (February 28, 1813), the city was the beginning of the Admirable Campaign led by Simón Bolívar. This campaign resulted in the independence of Venezuela.
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