Antioquia State
Antioquia State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day Antioquia Department, Colombia.
Limits
In 1863 it bordered:
Naming
Subdivisions
Provinces 1856
Through the law of June 11, 1856, the State was composed of the same provinces that constituted:[4]
Departments
Later the State by Act of December 17, 1859, the territory was divided into six departments:[5]
- Córdoba Department.
- Medellín Department.
- Remedios Department.
- Santa Rosa de Osos Department.
- Santa Fé de Antioquia Department.
- Sonsón Department.
During the government of Pedro Justo Berrio (1864) the State was divided into 7 departments:[6]
- Medellín Department.
- Marinilla Department.
- Santa Rosa de Osos Department.
- Sopetrán Department.
- Sonsón Department.
- La Ceja Department.
- Valdivia Department.
This division was changed later that year, leaving only 5 departments:[6]
- Centro Department.
- Norte Department.
- Occidente Department.
- Oriente Department.
- Sur Department.
External links
References
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Ley de creación del Estado de Antioquia
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución de la Confederación Granadina de 1858
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863
- ^ Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado de Antioquia, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003
- ^ Historia de Antioquia, Jorge Orlando Melo, 1988
- ^ a b Biblioteca Universidad de Antioquia: Roberto Cadavid Misas, Argos, Historia de Antioquia
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| Geography |
Climate · Mountains · Rivers · Fauna · Flora · Protected areas · Environmental issues
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| History |
Timeline · Antioquia State · History of Medellín
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Governor (Department Secretaries) · Department Assembly · Superior Tribunal of Medellin · Military and police · Political movements · Elections · Political scandals
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