MONSERRATE HILL It is located in the city of Bogotá, on the eastern mountain range, a place of religious pilgrimage since colonial times. This natural structure is one of the most representative and recognizable in the area. After the foundation of the first Spanish settlement in the Bacatá region, the Fernández de Valenzuela family began the construction of the hermitage on this hill, which would be known as “Las Nieves” until well into the S. XVIII. With the authorization of the president of the New Kingdom of Granada, Juan de Borja y Armendia, the patriarch of the Fernández family erected the chapel dedicated to the Morena Virgin of Monserrate, whose sanctuary was located in Catalonia, near Barcelona. Years later, with the permission of the conqueror Pedro Solís, a monastery was founded in the surroundings. It has excellent restaurants, offers its visitors the possibility of acquiring beautiful handicrafts and offers a wonderful panoramic view of the entire city and its surroundings. It is important because this name is given in honor of "Our Lady of Monserrate" which is located on a hill near Barcelona, Spain. Since, its meaning is "Mount in the form of teeth". They say that in the eastern hills of Bogotá, spirits dwell in silence next to the fallen Lord, the Chibchas and Muiscas gods.
