History of Durania

According to historian Miguel Duran Duran, the Indians had Oporomas as the place of worship 'The Sun', a name which has remained closed over time, corresponding to a site located in front of the municipal seat.

At the end of the sixteenth century, most of the territory had been populated Norte de Santander in its main natural axes. The way to penetrate the Indian regions was the encomienda and the convent. Historian Miguel Martial determined convents that had religious missions in the municipality: "Current region Bochalema - Durania Chinácota, for example, was secured by founding Dominicans and Augustinians conventions in the last quarter of the sixteenth century." On the parcel, Miguel Duran says: "The task of the Ocarema, Zulia and The Berigua claimed the largest portion of the territory of Durania, which was given since 1551 by the founders of Pamplona to the Spanish Juan Sánchez Caballero with Indians comprising the territory ".

The February 15, 1914 the Ingenio Miraflores, first built in the department opened.