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City Status and Renaming
- When
- 27 July 1540
- Where
- Bogotá
- Part of
- Founding of Bogotá
In 1540, Charles V granted city status and renamed the settlement Santa Fe, changing its original name of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza.
A decree from Charles V on 27 July 1540 appointed the settlement as a city. The name was changed to Santa Fe, referencing a town in Granada where Jiménez de Quesada had grown up.
Sources
- Bogotá Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07
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