Timeline of Ocaña, Colombia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ocaña, Colombia.

Prior to 20th century

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Pre-Columbian period	pre-1499
Spanish colonization	1499–1550
New Kingdom of Granada	1550–1717
Viceroyalty of New Granada	1717–1819
United Provinces of New Granada	1810–1816
Gran Colombia	1819–1831
Republic of New Granada	1831–1858
Granadine Confederation	1858–1863
United States of Colombia	1863–1886
Republic of Colombia	1886–present

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1570 - Ocaña is founded by the captain Francisco Fernandez de Contreras.
1575 - Ocaña is given the city title.
1584 - San Francisco Church built.
1596 - San Agustin Temple built.
1680 - Plaza del 29 de Mayo restored.
1749 - Virgen de Torcoroma church built.
1813 - The Campaña Admirable troops are formed by Simon Bolivar, during the independence war.
1820 - The martyrs of Ocaña are written off by the royalist guerrilla Los Colorados.
1826 - El dulce nombre church built.
1828 - The Constituent Convention is held in the San Francisco Temple, in this convention the Gran Colombia is dissolved.
1849 - Ocaña and near populations found the province of Ocaña.
1851 - Columna de la libertad de los esclavos (Freedom of slaves column) erected at the center of the Plaza del 29 de Mayo.
1875 - Ermitage of Nuestra Señora de las gracias de Torcoroma built.
1889 - La Presentación School opens.
1891 - Claridad Santa Ana Hospital inaugurated.
1893 - La jabonería (soap factory) in business.
1894 - Club Ocaña inaugurated.

1916 - The Jose Eusebio Caro School built.
1919 - First vehicle in Ocaña.
1929 - A 46 km long gondola lift is built between Ocaña and Gamarra, connecting Ocaña to the Magdalena River.
1932 - The Cristo Rey statue erected in the Cristo Rey mount.
1934 - The jesuit community leaves the city.
1937 - The San Francisco Temple is recognized as national monument.
1940
- San Antonio Nursing home inaugurated.
- Bust of Francisco de Paula Santander erected in Plaza 29 de Mayo.
1944 - Rural School of Ocaña founded.
1945
- Home School of Ocaña is founded.
- Commerce Club of Ocaña established.
- Morales Berti teather inaugurated.
1946
- Ocaña-Cucuta alternate road inaugurated, covering other municipalities and townships.
- First edition of Ocaña's Carnival.
- Club de leones established.
1955 - Emiro Quintero Cañizares Hospital built.
1959 - First edition of Desfile de los Genitores.
1962 - Kennedy School inaugurated.
1970 - Aeropuerto Aguas Claras (airport) built.
1972
- February: Urbanization in the actual neighborhood of Buenos Aires is held by Pío Quesada.
- October: TELECOM (Colombian company of telecommunications) headquarters opens in Ocaña.
1974 - Desfile de los Genitores reorganized.
1975 - Headquarters of the Francisco de Paula Santander university start operating.
1976 - Headquarters of the national educational institute SENA built.
1977 - Public Library of Ocaña opens, in the San Francisco cloister.

2009 - State airline Satena restarts air traffic in the Aeropuerto Aguas Claras with a daily flight to Cucuta, Capital of Norte de Santander.

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