Magdalena State

1863 Magdalena State

Sovereign State of Magdalena

The Magdalena State (Spanish: Estado del Magdalena) was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day areas of the departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira, northern Colombia.

Provinces

El Banco Province (capital Aguachica)
Padilla Province (capital Riohacha)
Santa Marta Province (capital Santa Marta)
Tenerife Province (capital Tenerife)
Valledupar Province (capital Valledupar)

See also

Colombian Civil War (1860-1862)

States of Colombia

Antioquia Bolívar Boyacá Cauca Cundinamarca Magdalena Panama Santander Tolima

See also: Departments of Colombia and Provinces of the Republic of New Granada

Coordinates: 11°15′11″N 70°13′00″W / 11.253°N 70.2167°W / 11.253; -70.2167

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