From Frontier Town to Metropolis A History of

Although Villavicencio, the capital of the Department of Meta, is located just 120 miles from BogotO, the 19,000-foot-high eastern Andean Cordillera lies between the two cities. As a result, after its founding in 1842, Villavicencio remained an isolated f

Jane M. Rausch is professor in the Department of History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

List of Illustrations, Maps, and Photographs	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
The Llanos Frontier and the Founding of Villavicencio	p. 1
Villavicencio during the Federation Era, 1863-1888	p. 23
Villavicencio during the Era of Regeneration, 1886-1899	p. 47
War and Dictatorship, 1899-1909	p. 65
Capital of the National Intendancy of Meta, 1909-1930	p. 77
Villavicencio during the Liberal Republic, 1930-1946	p. 101
La Violencia and Its Impact on Villavicencio, 1947-1953	p. 117
The Rojas Pinilla Dictatorship and the Pacification of the Llanos, 1953-1958	p. 135
Villavicencio during the National Front, 1957-1974	p. 149
Villavicencio, 1974-Present: The Search for Civic Identity	p. 173
Villavicencio and the Llanos Frontier	p. 197
Bibliography	p. 211
Index	p. 221
About the Author	p. 231
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From Frontier Town to Metropolis A History of Villavicencio, Colombia, since 1842

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