Codegua

Codegua is a commune in Chile, located in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, specifically in the Cachapoal Province, in central Chile. It is located 19 km north of the city of Rancagua. The surface of the commune covers 287 km². Together with the communes of Graneros and Mostazal, Codegua integrates the Northern Cone area of the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region.

History

The natives called the place "Co-Deu y Hue", which means "place of rat waters".

Around 1565 the place was recognized by the Spanish as a region belonging to "la encomienda de Codehua", populated by indigenous people who were part of the promaucae tribe known as chiquillanes or chiquilanes. One of the oldest towns in Chile records in 1300 d. The indigenous workforce is attested after finding vestiges of Inca interventions in a nearby pucará. Codegua is formed as a town after the abolition of the Codegua encomienda, and in 1639 it began to be populated by Spaniards.

I. Municipality of Codegua

Typical places

• Codegua Parish.
• Chapel of Santa Gema Galgani, next to the Puente Estero Codegua
• Hotel La Leonera
• International Airport of Codegua

Administration

Codegua belongs to Electoral District no. O'Higgins).

She is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Diego Schalper from RN, Raúl Soto from PPD and the independents Marcela Riquelme, Natalia Romero and Marta González. In turn, she is represented in the Senate by senators Javier Macaya from UDI, Alejandra Sepúlveda from FREVS and Juan Luis Castro from PS.

The Illustrious Municipality of Codegua is directed by the mayor José Alexis Flores (Independent), who is advised by the councilors:

• Juan Carrasco (IND)
• Franco Valenzuela (IND)
• Claudia Zamorano (IND)
• Alex Pedraza (UDI)
• Sebastián Padilla (IND)
• Ana María Silva (PDC)

Sports

Football

The Codegua commune has had a club participating in the National Soccer Championships in Chile.

• O'Higgins de Codegua (Fourth Division 1986-1987).

In addition to having a variety of soccer training schools: (O'Higgins from Codegua) (Codegua Toñito Zamorano Union) (La Morera Soccer School) (La Blanquina Soccer School) (Los Tigres soccer school)

International and national soccer tournaments have been held, and there has been participation in regional and national qualifiers for the Codegua soccer team.

And mention 2 great people who are no longer with us, soccer lovers and managers, Toñito Zamorano and the great Humberto Bolbaran.

Women's Soccer

Women's soccer is coming to the Commune with great force and that is when 2 important clubs were born that today work very hard to give space to the women of the commune (Estrellas de Codegua) club that participates in leagues and tournaments in the region and (Unión Femenina La Blanquina) club that is furthest from the nerve center of the commune and that gives ladies who live further away the opportunity to practice this sport that they are passionate about

Basketball

In 2015 the most important basketball club in the Commune was born, its name in honor of the lioness and the well-known story that people of yesteryear called pumas Leones, a name that gives identity and love for the commune (CSD Leones de Codegua) “Leones de Codegua social and sports club" a club that today has boys and girls of all ages, federated in the (Basketball Federation of Chile) Associated with the (Rancagua Association) and participants in the most important women's league in the country (Femicentro) is today one of the most important sports clubs in the North cone.

Zumba

Variety of Zumba workshops which have been very well received by the downtown Codegua community, the alley village, the mulberry tree, the Romeral are some of the sectors where these workshops are held, giving space and time to the practice of sport through dance.