out for
the simplicity and severity of its forms, the strength of its walls, the
arches, the play of volumes and the use of thick stirrups. In 1636 the mayor
Martin Child raised the town to the status of municipality. Monguí urban
existence during the last century of the colony revolves around the great
temple, and Franciscan Monastery. Monguí was one of the main centers
doctrineros in colonial times. Following orders from the Pope, the Virgin of
Monguí was crowned in Tunja on September 8, 1929 be proclaimed as Queen of
Boyacá (Patroness of the Diocese of Duitama and Sogamoso) .by declarations is
known as the cradle of community action and declared in the year 1966 as Villa
Republican. By decree 291 of 24 December 1975 were declared National Monuments,
the Church, the Convent, the Chapel of San Antonio and the Bridge of real
Calicanto The December 8, 1980 was chosen as the most beautiful village of
Boyacá, is also called small South American Escorial and in resolution No. 0087
of 2005, the Urban center for its colonial architecture was declared a Cultural
NATIONAL CHARACTER. The Government aware of the duty on the Protection of
National Heritage convened by the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Tourism
Ministry of Culture accompanied by the Tourism Promotion Fund, to ten (10) of
the 44 municipalities declared as heritage, and Mongui at Peoples Heritage
Network
