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What is the correct name for Bogotá?

Santa Fe de Bogotá? Santafe de Bogotá? Bogotá D.C.? Bogotá Distrito Capital?

n 1538 the city is founded and given the name SANTA FE DE BOGOTA.
In 1991 the Constitución de 1991 officially names Bogotá as: Santa Fe de Bogotá DC (Distrito Capital) indicating it is both a city and a capital.
In 1998 and 2000 official documents were using as the official name: SANTAFE DE BOGOTA.

So which is it: Santa Fe de Bogotá or Santafe de Bogotá or Bogotá D.C. or Bogotá Distrito Capital or Santa Fe de Bogotá, Distrito Capital or Santafe de Bogotá, Distrito Capital or Santa Fe de Bogotá D.C.?

By platano on Aug 29, 2005, 15:05 in Friendly Talkzone.

Gator says on Aug 29, 2005, 18:49:

Bogotá, D.C. (Distrito Capital). nt

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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santiBOG says on Aug 29, 2005, 20:01:

This topic has been covered to death: official name is Bogotá, D.C.

Bogotá a secas.

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platano says on Aug 29, 2005, 20:57:

SantiBOG, When and how was the name changed from Santa Fe De Bogotá to Bogotá, D.C.?

plátano

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Gator says on Aug 30, 2005, 08:50:

The Bus?Taxi Drivers Dit It. nt

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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santiBOG says on Aug 30, 2005, 09:07:

Platanito Peñalosa, during his administration, pushed a constitutional amendment through Congress. I don't recall exactly what year it was, but probably sometime between 2000 and 2001.

The (lame) idea to reinclude Santafe in the name was introduced and promoted by ex-Mayor Jaime Castro in the 1991 Asamblea Constituyente (although he later denied his responsibility). After years of debate about the pros and cons of this, Peñalosa quietly orchestrated the amendment and it passed. Curiously, in the '90s when Bogota became Santafe, other cities started using their colonial names (i.e. San Juan de Pasto, Cartagena de Indias, Santiago de Cali, etc.). I personally like our 'chibcha' names better and can't think of one legitimate reason for changing a city name back to what it was in the 16th century when we were under Spanish rule. How third-worldish of us!

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platano says on Aug 30, 2005, 09:12:

Thanks, SantiBOG, I had seen the old form used on official documents signed by Peñalosa but those had to be documents prior to the constitutional amendment.

Bogotá a secas it is!

plátano

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santiBOG says on Aug 30, 2005, 09:15:

Peñalosa... I hope he's our next president.

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platano says on Aug 30, 2005, 10:13:

Peñalosa, our next president... immediately following Uribe's third term. lol!

plátano

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santiBOG says on Aug 30, 2005, 10:17:

sad but true! Yup, everyday he looks more and more like our version of Chavez.

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