San Sebastián de Mariquita

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San Sebastián de Mariquita is a historic colonial-era town in the Tolima Department of Colombia, known for its role in the Spanish conquest and its preserved architecture.

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San Sebastián de Mariquita canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
climate tropical
continent South America
country Colombia
departmentCapitalOf none
distanceTo approximately 150 km from Bogotá
elevation approximately 495 m above sea level
founder Francisco Núñez Pedroso NERFINISHED
foundingDate 1551
governedAs municipality
hasCulturalSignificance example of preserved colonial town in Tolima
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
commerce
tourism
hasHeritage colonial urban layout
historic religious buildings
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial era
knownFor historic churches and plazas
well-preserved colonial architecture
languageSpoken Spanish
locatedIn Andean Region of Colombia NERFINISHED
Tolima Department NERFINISHED
municipalityOf Tolima Department NERFINISHED
nearbyRiver Gualí River NERFINISHED
Magdalena River NERFINISHED
partOf Republic of Colombia NERFINISHED
roleInHistory important center during the Spanish conquest of the New Kingdom of Granada
timeZone America/Bogota
surface form: Colombia Standard Time
utcOffset -5

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Mariquita formerName San Sebastián de Mariquita