The history of CAMPINA GRANDE
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__ To the town of São João of Cariri , Freguesia of Our Lady of the Miracles to give… the name of New Villa of the Rainha . The representation was made to the entrusted in Paraíba of business showing the advantages of the city of Campina Grande on Freguesia of Our Lady of the Miracles. __ Some people fought close to on the right lands the government but the campinenses finished victorious and on April 20, 1890 it was plowed and countersigned the term that originated Campina Grande with the name of: NEW " VILLA OF THE QUEEN " __In July 06, 1854 through the Provincial Law in the 27 ‚servant the judiciary term of Campina Grande being enclosed PILLAR'S district. In 1856 Campina Grande is stood out in Paraíba. The erected head office. The Old Dam had been built and it served as drinkable of animals while the New Dam supplied water the population through the troops of donkeys that were commanded by famous " Tropeiros of Borborema ". It was in 1856 that he appeared the citizen here Alexandrino Cavalcanti de Alburqueque settling down with stores of farms in the Old trade, becoming one of the largest benefactors of the earth. It was him who built a new market house with the name of: New trade in the year in that Campina Grande would pass the city. __The elevation… city happened on October 11, 1864 for out of Provincial Law In the 123. One year later law In the 183, of August 08, 1865. Its economic growth had a great development with a great pulse in the resurgence of the trade. Transformed in point of terminal of trains, for the troopman and cowboys they converged of everybody the interior, even without having economic independence. Automatically it went growing the mercantile activities, later it came schools clubs, warehouses and goods of traffic of you stow for cotton wholesale in feathers. In 1920 after a counter aimed 70.806 inhabitants, being also if initiate the cycle of the illumination publishes .The provisioning of water it was begun in 1937 and give for before the progress expanded. It is the largest city of the in paraiban and one of the largest of the northeast. It possesses an area of 23.960 square kilometers, equivalent at 2,5% of the territory paraiban. your has a population of about 400 thousand inhabitants and a climate arid and semi-arid equatorial. It is located in the high of the mountain of Borborema to 120 kms of the coast, its data geographical 560 mts above the level of the sea and latitude of -7.13 S and -35.52 W. Its main tourist attractions: LARGEST HEALTHY JOÃO OF THE WORLD, event that takes place in the month of June and it lasts 30 days, FESTIVAL OF WINTER, ENCOUNTER FOR NEW CONCIENCIA, and, also an eletrocas fair for amateur radio with the name of FETECRA that takes place around 17 and June 22 of every year with the others above mentioned form the of June period of the city. MICARANDE: Carnival out of time your takes place in the end of April and I begin of May of every year.![]()
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__ Is the images of some points of the city.
Right photo:MUNICIPAL THEATER SEVERINO CABRAL (tourist NE)
Left photo:PARK OF THE PEOPLE (tourist NE ref:100-A-21)