It was on May 7, 1899, when Don Julio Fernández Medina founded the city, since then the community mixed among Afro-Descendant, Indigenous people, Mulattoes and from different regions have built one of the most prosperous towns in the department.
On May 7, 1899, Don Julio Fernández Medina founded the municipality, and subsequently, a multicultural group consisting of Afro-descendants, indigenous peoples, mulattos, and people from different areas has contributed to making it one of the most prosperous towns in the region.