Rausch, Jane M., 1940-

From frontier town to metropolis : a history of Villavicencio, Colombia, since 1842 / Jane M. Rausch. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2007. - xi, 231 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.

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.

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Frontier and pioneer life--Llanos (Colombia and Venezuela)


Villavicencio (Meta, Colombia)--History.
Villavicencio (Colombia)--Historia--1842.
Villavicencio (Colombia)--Historia--Fundación--1842.

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