Former state of Colombia
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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
In 1863 it bordered:
Naming
- 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
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]
In 1860 two more departamentos were created:
References
See also