Salzedo del Villar reports that 1987 Mompox became a trade center and the commercial core of the province Herrera, 2002, specifying that "this trade so was substantial and active that one would not be exaggerating when rating it as the second commercial plaza of the Colony" p.
Dice Salzedo del Villar 1987 que Mompox logró adquirir un estatus comercial convirtiéndose en el núcleo comercial de la provincia Herrera, 2002 "Su comercio era considerable y activo; no errando en decir que era la segunda plaza comercial de la Colonia" p. 75.