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Around 1760 several farms were established in the area now known as "the Old Rosary". Some of the most important residents in the valleys held a meeting on 15 July 1771 with the intention of formalising the creation of the parish. They petitioned the
Spanish monarch Carlos IV, to be granted the title
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A great variety of heroes were born in its lands, among them
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Valerosa Villa" was granted by Royal Warrant to the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary. Villa del Rosario contributed many great men, most notably General Francisco de Paula Santander, famous as a soldier and legislator, whose achievements in
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903:Categories
876:72°28âČ27âłW
842:Villa Caro
792:Ragonvalia
782:Pamplonita
757:Los Patios
690:ConvenciĂłn
665:Bucarasica
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399:Population
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369:Ragonvalia
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189:Government
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747:La Playa
722:El Zulia
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