Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Boyacá
Santa Rosa de Viterbo | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Rafael Reyes Park. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Santa Rosa de Viterbo in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Tundama Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilson Ricardo Báez Solano (2020-2023) |
| Elevation | 2,753 m (9,032 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018[1]) | |
| • Total | 11,329 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Santa Rosa de Viterbo is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the Tundama Province, a subregion of Boyacá.
Viterbite, not a mineral but a mixture of allophane and wavellite, occurs in and was named after this municipality.
History[edit]
Santa Rosa de Viterbo was founded by the Spanish in 1689. Three priests petitioned the Archbishop of Santa Fe for resources to found the parish of Santa Rosa de Viterbo. A mayor was appointed in 1690; the first being José de los Reyes.
The "Aerolito"[edit]
In the year 1810, a meteorite fell in Santa Rosa, and it was discovered by a farmer of the town. The mayor decided to place it in the middle of the town, in front of the church. A hundred years later, the president Rafael Reyes decided to take it to Bogotá. There it was divided in two big parts; one of the parts stayed in Bogotá, and the other is currently in a museum in Chicago.
Born in Santa Rosa de Viterbo[edit]
- Rafael Reyes, former president of Colombia
- Fernando Soto Aparicio (1933), screenwriter, poet, and novelist
- Juan José Reyes-Patria Escobar, Colombian politician and military leader
Further reading[edit]
- Ramírez, J. Emilio (1949) "The meteorites of Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Colombia" Popular Astronomy, Vol. 57, p. 29
References[edit]
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
5°53′N 72°59′W / 5.883°N 72.983°W
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