Santander State
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Santander State was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1857 until 1886. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day areas of the Santander Department and Norte de Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.
Limits
[edit | edit source]In 1863 it bordered:
- Antioquia State in the West.
- Boyacá State in the South.
- Bolívar State and Magdalena State in the North.
Naming
[edit | edit source]- 1857-05-13 : created as Estado Federal de Santander (Federal State of Santander).
- 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the constitution of the Granadine Confederation,[1]
- 1863 name Estado Soberano (Sovereign State of Santander) in the constitution of the United States of Colombia[2]
Subdivisions
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In 1857 the state was divided into the following departamentos:[3]
- Barichara.
- Bucaramanga.
- Charalá.
- Fortul.
- Ocaña.
- Pamplona.
- San Gil.
- Socorro.
- Vélez.
The law of 17 April 1859 divided the state into 7 departamentos:[3]
- Róvira Department (capital Concepción).
- Ocaña Department (capital Ocaña).
- Pamplona Department (capital Pamplona).
- Santander Department (capital San José de Cúcuta).
- Socorro Department (capital Socorro).
- Soto Department (capital Bucaramanga).
In 1860 two more departamentos were created:
- Guanentá Department (capital San Gil).
- Charalá Department (capital Charalá).
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución de la Confederación Granadina de 1858
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863
- ^ a b Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado de Santander, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003
See also
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