History of Carcasi

encomenderos doctrine chapel, dedicated to St. John of Sahagun. Around him the first Indian village stood in a stay of land donated by Don Lorenzo Tunebos seven Indians who had been sharecroppers. Generously donated a further encomendero block of land for the town's patron saint.

  In those lands an unusual tri-ethnic group consisting Tunebos, Chitareros and muiscas serving Stays Red, which were dedicated to the cultivation of wheat, potatoes, sugar cane, bananas, corn and legumes was populated. Gradually they were getting along with white settlers and mestizos, the growing number gave place in 1621 Archbishop Fernando Arias de Ugarte authorize its "aggregation doctrine Carcasi, which took care of the priest of Cerinza, taking it away at Guaravitebas which until then had managed.

Shortly declared   Independence, 1813, neighbors insisted once again buy the land the shelter. This time they succeeded, the price set before the eight to 160 pesos. Thus Carcasi Indians lost all right to the land of his ancient people.

The city issued the political regime under the first constitution of New Granada issued in 1831, ratified the parish district title Carcasi, ascribing   the Canton of La Concepción.

When the state of Santander was established in 1857 the ancient parish municipality districts became   grouped in circuits. Carcasi then became borough, maintaining its allegiance to the now called Circuit de la Concepción

In 1869 President Eustorgius Salgar decree restored the old colonial hierarchy of cities, towns and parishes. Carcasi then be returned to parish, now attached to the brand new department García Rovira.