Génova

Génova is a municipality in the southern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 52 km south of the departmental capital Armenia In 2005 Génova had an estimated population of 12,600, of which 7,100 live in the main urban zone. Génova was founded by Segundo Henao Patiño, who had founded Calarcá in 1886. During the Thousand Day War, Henao was told by mule drivers arriving from Antioquia and Tolima that the government war ministry was executing liberal guerrillas, with or without trial. In order to hide from these potential reprisals, he organized a group of liberals from Calarcá to explore the mountains to the south. The expedition, headed by Henao, included the families Patiño, Ossa, Ospina, Restrepo, Aria, Herrera,...