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Complete the sentence about Cartagena, Colombia with the correct year: Around AD ______, the area was inhabited by different tribes of the Carib language family, more precisely the Mocanae sub-family.
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Complete the sentence about Cartagena, Colombia with the correct year: Around AD ______, the area was inhabited by different tribes of the Carib language family, more precisely the Mocanae sub-family.
1500. Around AD 1500, the area was inhabited by different tribes of the Carib language family, more precisely the Mocanae sub-family.
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Complete the sentence about Carnival of Blacks and Whites with the correct year: In ______ there was a slave rebellion in Remedios, Antioquia that caused panic among the colonial authorities.
1607. In 1607 there was a slave rebellion in Remedios, Antioquia that caused panic among the colonial authorities.
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Complete the sentence about Ibagué with the correct year: The indigenous Pijaos commanded by cacique Ibagué were not fond of Spaniards colonizing the area so the city was re-founded in its current location on 7 February ______.
1551. The indigenous Pijaos commanded by cacique Ibagué were not fond of Spaniards colonizing the area so the city was re-founded in its current location on 7 February 1551.
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Complete the sentence about Magdalena River with the correct year: The first recorded European contact with the potato was in ______ in the Magdalena Valley.
1537. The first recorded European contact with the potato was in 1537 in the Magdalena Valley.
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Complete the sentence about Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia with the correct year: In a ______ survey, Juan Valdez was identified as the advertising image with the greatest recall in United States.
2005. In a 2005 survey, Juan Valdez was identified as the advertising image with the greatest recall in United States.
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Complete the sentence about Carnival of Blacks and Whites with the correct year: On 30 September ______, UNESCO named this Carnival among the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
2009. On 30 September 2009, UNESCO named this Carnival among the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
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Which place completes this sentence about Cartagena de Indias? The development of the SinĂş society in what is today the departments of CĂłrdoba and Sucre eclipsed these first developments around the ______ Bay area.
Cartagena. The development of the SinĂş society in what is today the departments of CĂłrdoba and Sucre eclipsed these first developments around the Cartagena Bay area.
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Complete the sentence about JosĂ© MarĂa CĂłrdova International Airport with the correct year: In January ______, an Airbus A380 landed at the airport to conduct technical tests of the engines.
2006. In January 2006, an Airbus A380 landed at the airport to conduct technical tests of the engines.
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Complete the sentence about Constitution of Colombia with the correct year: One of the factors which made constitutional change difficult was that the ______ Constitution could only be amended by the Congress.
1886. One of the factors which made constitutional change difficult was that the 1886 Constitution could only be amended by the Congress.
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Which place completes this sentence about Valledupar? Valledupar is located southeast of the Sierra Nevada de ______.
Santa Marta. Valledupar is located southeast of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
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Complete the sentence about Carlos Vives with the correct year: Carlos Vives was born on 7 August ______ in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, where he spent his first 12 years of life.
1961. Carlos Vives was born on 7 August 1961 in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, where he spent his first 12 years of life.
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Complete the sentence about Antioquia Department with the correct year: Before the adoption of the Colombian Constitution of ______, Antioquia State had a sovereign government.
1886. Before the adoption of the Colombian Constitution of 1886, Antioquia State had a sovereign government.
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Which place completes this sentence about Cartagena, Colombia? The metropolitan area of Cartagena is the sixth-largest urban area in the country, after the metropolitan area of ______.
Bucaramanga. The metropolitan area of Cartagena is the sixth-largest urban area in the country, after the metropolitan area of Bucaramanga.
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Complete the sentence about Egan Bernal with the correct year: Two years later, Bernal took his second Grand Tour win at the ______ Giro d'Italia.
2021. Two years later, Bernal took his second Grand Tour win at the 2021 Giro d'Italia.
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Complete the sentence about Grupo Nutresa with the correct year: In ______, the group began their international expansion, acquiring several companies in Central America and the Caribbean.
2004. In 2004, the group began their international expansion, acquiring several companies in Central America and the Caribbean.
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Complete the sentence about National Front with the correct year: On February 29, ______, the Liberal Party led by Jorge Eliecer Gaitan decided to leave "Union Nacional" and removed Liberal members from the government's cabinet.
1948. On February 29, 1948, the Liberal Party led by Jorge Eliecer Gaitan decided to leave "Union Nacional" and removed Liberal members from the government's cabinet.
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Complete the sentence about Barranquilla Carnival with the correct year: The first notable date in the Carnival's history is ______, when a figure known as King Momo appeared in the documented history of the Carnival.
1888. The first notable date in the Carnival's history is 1888, when a figure known as King Momo appeared in the documented history of the Carnival.
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Complete the sentence about Boyacá Department with the correct year: After the creation of the Granadine Confederation by ______ the territory of now Boyaca became the Sovereign State of Boyacá.
1858. After the creation of the Granadine Confederation by 1858 the territory of now Boyaca became the Sovereign State of Boyacá.
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Complete the sentence about Juan Gabriel Vásquez with the correct year: In ______, Vásquez began studying Law at the Universidad del Rosario.
1990. In 1990, Vásquez began studying Law at the Universidad del Rosario.
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Complete the sentence about Constitution of Colombia with the correct year: The constitutional reforms which, among other things, set-up the National Front, were approved by a national plebiscite in ______.
1957. The constitutional reforms which, among other things, set-up the National Front, were approved by a national plebiscite in 1957.
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Complete the sentence about Sincelejo with the correct year: The village of Sincelejo was founded on October 4, ______, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, with the name San Francisco de AsĂs de Sincelejo.
1535. The village of Sincelejo was founded on October 4, 1535, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, with the name San Francisco de AsĂs de Sincelejo.
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Which place completes this sentence about Tunja? The Spanish city was founded by captain Gonzalo Suárez Rendón on August 6, 1539, exactly one year after the capital Santafé de ______.
Bogotá. The Spanish city was founded by captain Gonzalo Suárez Rendón on August 6, 1539, exactly one year after the capital Santafé de Bogotá.
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Complete the sentence about Virgilio Barco Vargas with the correct year: Barco is the grandson of Colombian General Virgilio Barco Martinez, who developed one of the country's largest oil concessions in ______.
1905. Barco is the grandson of Colombian General Virgilio Barco Martinez, who developed one of the country's largest oil concessions in 1905.
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Complete the sentence about Orinoco with the correct year: The El Furrial oil field was discovered in ______, producing from late Oligocene shallow marine sandstones in an overthrusted foreland basin.
1978. The El Furrial oil field was discovered in 1978, producing from late Oligocene shallow marine sandstones in an overthrusted foreland basin.
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Complete the sentence about Gustavo Rojas Pinilla with the correct year: Rojas was born in the city of Tunja, Boyacá, on March 12, ______, to Julio Rojas Jiménez and his wife, Hermencia Pinilla Suárez.
1900. Rojas was born in the city of Tunja, Boyacá, on March 12, 1900, to Julio Rojas Jiménez and his wife, Hermencia Pinilla Suárez.
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Complete the sentence about Edgar Negret with the correct year: In ______, he was awarded “Grado de Oficial” by order of the Congress of Colombia.
2010. In 2010, he was awarded “Grado de Oficial” by order of the Congress of Colombia.
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