HISTORY
INTRODUCTION Piedecuesta is a Colombian municipality in the department of Santander. The name Piedecuesta is the result of the abbreviation given to the site, parish and village of "Pie de la Cuesta" in the early nineteenth century by the central government of the Republic of Colombia through its laws, decrees and official communications to be located in its urban case, one of the most important tobacco factories in the State. After being used for some years the abbreviation "Piecuesta", with the political-administrative reform of 1825 it was recognized as Villa de Piedecuesta.
