▁Rod r igo ▁de ▁Paz ▁explains ▁that ▁Captain ▁Martin ▁de ▁Z ap ata ▁arrived ▁to ▁C uen c ame ▁and ▁that ▁before ▁him ▁were ▁presented ▁the ▁ca ci ques ▁from ▁Mang an apa , ▁Sal ina ▁and ▁Rio ▁of ▁Naz as ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁ones ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Captain ▁and ▁they ▁received ▁lands ▁for ▁their ▁settlement . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 2 ▁it ▁was ▁mentioned ▁that ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁C uen c ame ' s ▁Saint ▁Anthony ▁was ▁under ▁control ▁of ▁Fri ar ▁Francis ▁Santos . ▁After ward , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁modified ▁to ▁Pur is ima ▁Con cep ción . ▁Maybe ▁to ▁distinguish ▁from ▁others ▁in ▁Dur ango . ▁The ▁Francis c ans ▁arrived ▁at ▁this ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 3 , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁they ▁abandoned ▁the ▁region ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁time . ▁ ▁This ▁place ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁mines ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁mine ▁of ▁T erner as ▁caused ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁property ▁of ▁American ▁Sm el ting ▁and ▁Ref ining ▁Company , ▁which ▁exha usted ▁its ▁silver ▁ve ins . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁town ship ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁By ▁shape ▁and ▁extension , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁limits ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁are ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁Naz as ▁and ▁L er do . ▁To ▁the ▁east ▁its ▁limits ▁are ▁the ▁town ships ▁of ▁Simon ▁Boliv ar ▁and ▁Santa ▁Clara .