History of Itagui

However, some argue that the name comes from the Cacique Bitagüí and which is known to his tribe as Bitagüí , apparently tribe that inhabited this territory, although this may be just a legend. Initially the site  Bitagüí belonged to different owners, many of whom lived in Medellin. However, later, was inhabited by people who had ties to the founding families of "the Village" ( Medellin ).

History

There were two chapels in Itagüí in colonial times. A spot in the Tablaza that had been owned by Bruno Saldarriaga, built thanks to the permission that the Bishop of Popayán Francisco José de Figueredo granted December 19 of 1743 . The other, the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary had been raised by Pbros. Riaza Francisco and Bruno Saldarriaga lot more people to the small temple, gave an extension of thirty blocks for plotting a population. This chapel was what later came to be elevated to the status of parish.

Fountain and Statue of Simon Bolivar inBolivar Park . The statue was donated byDiego Echavarria Masses .

In 1774 the priest of Medellín Villa and Juan Salvador Castaneda asked the Bishop of Popayán creating four parishes: St. Kitts , Hatoviejo ( Bello ), Envigado and Itagüí. Accessed Prelate about the first three, while the fourth would follow depending on Envigado for several more years. On April 29 of 1825 neighbors Itagüí Party gave to Mr. Joaquín Vélez Velasquez to represent them before the civil and ecclesiastical governments to achieve