that was indigenous settlement, mainly
the families of the tribe Malibu. also discuss the outline of this town by
Antonio de la Torre y Miranda, who by 1778 delimited area of the neighboring
municipality of Carmen de Bolivar. Zambrano was erected in Villa in 1772, with
the name of San Sebastian Church of White Beaches, was created as a
municipality in 1856 and belonged to the province of Cartagena and ratified by
Ordinance No. 04 of 1970. This town was from the early era, a cupcake river
linked to market transactions as point to the region of Montes de Maria to
across the river people and a workforce mostly dedicated to fishing and many
trades This environment provided. Working indigenous archaeological sites may
be mentioned, among them, La Finca Bucarelia this record the many excavations
by the Austrian archaeologist RICHEL Dolmatoff. by so selfless and full
delivery of their Christian faith led by San Sebastián life, this village hosts
it as an employer and every year, on January 20 he pays tribute with masses,
processions and events showing the true faith of Zambranero our parish also is
named "San Sebastian", there were large soap factories is,
cigarettes, butter, products were exported to other regions of the Magdalena
River and the Montes de Maria region through carreteables approximately 40kms
fully uncovered. Until the seventies, Zambrano was first national river by boat
and dock large scale, such as the "Santa Elena", "Capitan de
Caro," "The Humbolt" and many more. Recalling the history of the
liberator Simon Bolivar visited this city twice, one of them in 1815 when the
"Liberator" had an appointment with General Manuel del Castillo and
Roadsteads, who did not attend the meeting starting time the "Liberator"
to Cartagena with intent to besiege. Simón Bolívar stayed in house Campillo
family. Today there is fully restored and where very soon the Bolivarian House
Museum will open housing. In Zambrano excelled in the field