Socorro, Santander

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Socorro, Santander is a historic town in northeastern Colombia renowned as the cradle of the 1781 Comunero Revolt against Spanish colonial rule.

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Socorro, Santander canonical 1

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instanceOf municipality
town
capitalOf Socorro Province, Santander NERFINISHED
climate mild subtropical highland climate
coordinateLocation 6.468°N 73.260°W
country Colombia
countrySubdivision Andean Region of Colombia NERFINISHED
demonym socorrana
socorrano
economy agriculture
coffee production
panela (unrefined cane sugar) production
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1230 metres
founder José de Archila NERFINISHED
foundingDate 1683
governingBody Alcaldía Municipal de Socorro NERFINISHED
hasEducationalInstitution Universidad Libre – Seccional Socorro NERFINISHED
Universidad de Santander (campus Socorro) NERFINISHED
hasHeritageDesignation National Monument of Colombia (historic center) NERFINISHED
hasPart Catedral Nuestra Señora del Socorro NERFINISHED
Iglesia de San Laureano NERFINISHED
Parque Principal de Socorro NERFINISHED
historic colonial houses
heritageStatusReason role in Colombian independence history
well-preserved colonial architecture
historicalSignificance cradle of the Comunero Revolt of 1781
isPartOf Andean region of Colombia NERFINISHED
languageUsed Spanish
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Santander Department NERFINISHED
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Suárez River basin NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion northeastern Colombia
locatedInTimeZone America/Bogota
surface form: Colombia Standard Time
locatedNear Barichara, Santander NERFINISHED
San Gil, Santander NERFINISHED
locatedOnTerrainFeature Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes NERFINISHED
namedAfter Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Nuestra Señora del Socorro) NERFINISHED
population approximately 25,000 inhabitants
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Comunero Revolt of 1781 NERFINISHED
signing of the Acta de Independencia del Socorro (1771 local autonomy act)
subdivisionType municipality of Santander Department
timeZoneOffset UTC−5
tourism gateway to adventure tourism in nearby San Gil
historical and cultural tourism
religious tourism
transport connected by road to Bogotá
connected by road to Bucaramanga

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Comunero Revolt in New Granada location Socorro, Santander