Then in 1843, a group of German settlers embarked on a perilous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. After several challenges like a smallpox epidemic, they eventually arrived in South America, where they established their new home.
However, the German migrants still had a deep connection with their home country so they decided to create a replica of their home cities so they had a home away from home. It featured German-style architecture with Tudor houses everywhere. They named the town after Martín Tovar y Ponte, the local member of the government who donated the land.