The life of the village began in 1811 when
Don Juan Jose Mesa donated the necessary land in his farm
"Matarredonda" for the settlement that was named as the hacienda. In 1835
, when he was elected in parish district was given the name of the Union, which
held until 1925 when he was elevated to the category of town with the name
Tello, in honor of the national hero José María Tello, Colonel wars of
Independence
