Documents prior to the municipality's foundation at the beginning of the 18th century rerferred to it as the "Hacienda de la Magdalena", consisting of seven cavalries, and was re-allocated on 7 July 1740 on the request of Marcos Díaz, Native Indian Chief of Camasca.

According to a documentation edited by the notable professor Maria Trinidad del Cid, the municipality of Magdalena was founded on the 15th of October 1821.

The constitutional mayor and chief of Camasca district joined this population on 21 June 1843 who proceeded to create paths and milestones of the demarcation of the municipality of Magdalena.

In 1870, the president of the republic was General José María Medina and governor of the department of Gracias, which this municipality belonged to, was Rosa Muñoz.

The drawers of rope (string) were Doroteo and Teodosio Ramos, witnesses Valentín Días y Olayo Claros, neighbors of Santa Lucía, book-keepers were Francisco Rodríguez and Genaro Juárez, of this neighborhood.