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History of Puerto Santander

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The town was originally a farm, called "The Virtues" which belonged to the township Puerto Villamizar, who was part of Cúcuta . By the need to splice the Railroad of Cúcuta with the Venezuelan state of Táchira , a station on this estate was created and so Puerto Santander, founded on July 4th of 1926 .

His name was imposed by the railway company, although it is also believed to have been given by the passage of General Francisco de Paula Santander through the town.

To splice the two lines of

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