Bolívar State, Colombia
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1863 Bolívar State
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Sovereign State of Bolívar
Bolívar State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day Bolívar Department, Sucre Department, Córdoba Department and Atlántico Department in northern Colombia.
Limits[]
In 1863 it bordered:
- Antioquia State in the South.
- Cauca State in the West.
- Magdalena State in the East.
- Atlantic Ocean in the North.
Naming[]
- June 15, 1857: created as Estado Federal de Bolívar (Federal State of Bolívar).
- 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the 1858 constitution of the Granadine Confederation.[1]
- 1863 Estado Soberano de Bolívar (Sovereign State of Bolívar) in the 1863 constitution of the United States of Colombia.[2]
Subdivisions[]
Departments of 1857[]
was divided into 5 departamentos:[3]
Provinces of 1862[]
By Article 1, Law 26 of December 26, 1862, the Sovereign State of Bolívar was divided into twelve provinces during the government of President of Colombia, :[4]
- (village of Barranquilla as capital)
- (village of El Carmen de Bolívar as capital)
- Cartagena Province (village of Cartagena de Indias as capital)
- (village of Corozal as capital)
- (village of Chinú as capital)
- (village of Santa Cruz de Lorica as capital)
- (village of Magangué as capital)
- (village of Mahates as capital)
- Mompox Province (village of Santa Cruz de Mompox as capital)
- (village of Ciénaga de Oro as capital)
- (village of Sabanalarga as capital)
- (village of Sincelejo as capital)
References[]
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución de la Confederación Granadina de 1858
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863
- ^ Gobernación de Bolívar: Historia[permanent dead link]
- ^ "disaster-info.net brief history relating to Sovereign State of Bolivar". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
Coordinates: 10°26′30″N 75°30′48″W / 10.4417°N 75.5133°W
Categories:
- States of Colombia
- Sovereign States of the Granadine Confederation
- 1857 establishments in the Republic of New Granada
- Caribbean Region (Colombia) geography stubs