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Headquarters of Bancolombia, the largest commercial bank in Colombia and one of the largest in Latin America, in Medellín. Medellín is Colombia's second most important economic center, after Bogotá. Its economy is led by a powerful group of people from the private sector known as the Grupo Empresarial Antioqueño (Antioquian Enterprises Group).
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- Antioquia Department
Antioquia borders the Córdoba Department and the Caribbean...
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- Botero Plaza
Botero Plaza, surrounded by the Museum of Antioquia and the...
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- Medellín (Disambiguation)
Medellín es uno de los principales centros de producción de Colombia, sede de importantes empresas nacionales y multinacionales, [15] en sectores tales como: textil, confecciones, metalmecánico, energético, financiero, salud, telecomunicaciones, construcción, automotriz y alimentos, entre otros. [16] Recientemente, ha sido designada como ...
Medellín (pronounced IPA: [mɛdəˈjiːn] or [mɛdəˈliːn], Spanish: [með̞eˈʝin] or [með̞eˈʎin]) is the capital city in the Metropolitan Area of Medellín of the Antioquia Department, Colombia. It was founded in 1616 by Francisco Herrera Campuzano.
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Antioquia is the sixth-largest Department of Colombia. It is predominantly mountainous, crossed by the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes. The Cordillera Central divides to form the Aburrá valley, in which the capital, Medellín, is located. The Cordillera Central forms the plateaus of Santa Rosa de Osos and Rionegro. Whil...
Native people of Antioquia
Before Spanish colonization, different indigenous tribes inhabited this part of modern Colombia. Their origin is uncertain, as specialists believe that some came from the Caribbean island, and others that they originated among peoples along the interior Amazon River. Antioquia was primarily populated by the Carib people. Some scattered groups of Muisca were said to be present in the Darién region (in modern-day Panama), a coastal region in the far north of Antioquia. But, no historical record...
Basque influence in Antioquia
A debate, centered around the apparently significant Jewish origin of Antioquians, took place from mid-nineteenth century to the twentieth century. Others, later pointed to Basqueorigins as a way to understand the population's idiosyncrasies. Prominent among these, were two American historians: Everett Hagen and Leonard Kasdan. Hagen looked at the telephone directory in Medellin in 1957 and found that 15% of the surnames were of Basque origin, finding then that employers in the percentage of...
Spaniards in Antioquia
The first Spaniard known to have visited the territory now known as Antioquia was Rodrigo de Bastidas, who explored the area around the future site of Darién in 1500. Ten years later, Alonso de Ojeda founded San Sebastián de Urabá, 2 km from the present-day town of Necoclí. It was later destroyed by the natives. The first Spanish military incursion into Antioquia, however, was not made until 1537. An expedition commanded by Francisco César traveled through the lands of chief Dabeiba, arriving...
Regions and municipalities
Antioquia is divided into nine subregions to facilitate the Department's administration. These nine regions contain a total of 125 municipalities.The nine subregions with their municipalities are:
The population of Antioquia is 6,613,118 (2017 estimate), of which more than half live in the metropolitan area of Medellín. The racial composition is: 1. White / Mestizo(88.6%) 2. Black or Afro-Colombian(10.9%) 3. Indigenous or Amerindian(0.5%) During the 16th and 18th centuries, Antioquia received many immigrants from Spain (Especially the northe...
Medellín is the second largest city in Colombia. It has 2.6 million residents (2020) and is the capital of the department of Antioquia. It's set in a valley running south to north and just a one-hour flight from Bogotá.
Botero Plaza, surrounded by the Museum of Antioquia and the Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture, is a 7,000 m 2 outside park that displays 23 sculptures by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who donated these and several other artworks for the museum's renovation in 2004.
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The Flowers Festival (Spanish: Feria de las Flores) is a festival that takes place in Medellín, Colombia. The annual festival is a significant driver of tourism and holds importance to the cultural fabric of the city.
