From frontier town to metropolis : a history of Villavicencio, Colombia, since 1842 / Jane M. Rausch.

Author/creator Rausch, Jane M., 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007.
Descriptionxi, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents The Llanos frontier and the founding of Villavicencio -- Villavicencio during the Federation Era, 1863-1888 -- Villavicencio during the Era of Regeneration, 1886-1899 -- War and dictatorship, 1899-1909 -- Capital of the National Intendancy of Meta, 1909-1930 -- Villavicencio during the Liberal Republic,1930-1946 -- La violencia and its impact on Villavicencio, 1947-1953 -- The Rojas Pinilla dictatorship and the pacification of the Llanos, 1953-1958 -- Villavicencio during the National Front, 1957-1974 -- Villavicencio, 1974-present: the search for civic identity -- Villavicencio and the Llanos frontier.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.
LCCN 2006034685
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