The municipality of Girardot Columbian
times was inhabited by indigenous tribes of the " Panches "although
these tribes should not be the source.The municipality was created with the
hamlet of "La Chivatera" (due to the number of goats or goats that
were around) because the place was very common breeding goats or goats (Tocaima
municipality jurisdiction), which are documentary data are dated in 1840,
instead referred to as "Flemish Pass" must for the passage of the
Magdalena River in western South Road and the center of the country, which
created the aforementioned settlement.
