# 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.

## 20th century

* 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.

## 21st century

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