History of San Luis

So it was raised towards their mules and families some settlers among whom Samuel and José María Gómez, Silverio Hernández, Serafin Yepes, Nepomuceno Brown, Cayetano Rivas, José María and Emigdio Suarez, Ramon Giraldo, Antinogenes García, Sergio Marín is remembered and Antonio González.

Chronic continues that this command once he was far removed from its origins, decided to choose a site for a settlement or headquarters from which to continue their exploration. Ran 1875 , and in August that year stopped for that purpose at the right place now occupied San Luis.

The settlers, very Catholic and all Antioquia , San Luis called this place because on this date corresponds to such a saint in the Catholic classification.

Not long after, in 1878 the village had made ​​initial merit to be chosen by the government department in the category of fractions, initially falling under the jurisdiction of the municipality