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Fundado oficialmente como parroquia en 1796, en predios de Don luis Caycedo y Florez, por la gestion directa de la familia Vargas-ver http://villarrica.galeon.com para mayor informacion-.
Sus primitivos pobladores fueron los Cuindes y Cundayes de la familia Caribe,etnia pijao, quienes en guerra con los Sutagaos fueron exterminados.Pertenecìa teritorialmente a la provincia de Neiva, canton de Purificacion en sus inicios, hasta 1811 cuando se incorporo a Cundinamarca.
