Cauca State was one of the

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. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day west and southern Colombia, with some portion of its vast territories acquired by present-day

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Naming

* 15 June 1857 created as Estado Federal del Cauca (Federal State of Cauca). * 1858 recognized as ''Estado de la Federación'' in the 1858 constitution of the Granadine Confederation, * 1863 named Estado Soberano del Cauca (Sovereign State of Cauca) in the 1863 constitution of the

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. Known as "Gran Cauca", because it was the largest and richestBiblioteca Luis Ángel Arango: División territorial de Colombia
/ref> of the Union.

Subdivisions

In 15 June 1857 law, the state was divided into the following provincesGeografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado del Cauca, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003 *

Barbacoas Province Barbacoa or Barbacoas may refer to: Barbacoa, antecedent food preparation method to barbecue Colombia * Barbacoas, La Guajira, a village in Riohacha Municipality, La Guajira Department *Barbacoas Municipality, a municipality in Nariño Department ...

(capital Barbacoas). * Buenaventura Province (capital

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the secon ...

). * Chocó Province (capital Quibdó). *

Cauca Province Cauca may refer to: * Cauca Department, an administrative division of Colombia * Valle del Cauca Department, an administrative division of Colombia * Cauca Department (Gran Colombia), former administrative division * Cauca, an extinct Choco langua ...

(capital Buga). * Pasto Province (capital

San Juan de Pasto Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the city had appr ...

). * Popayán Province (capital Popayán). * Túquerres Province (capital Ipiales). * Caquetá Territory (capital Mocoa). In 1858, the setup was changed, Barbacoas and Túquerres were added to Pasto: * Buenaventura Province (capital

). * Chocó Province (capital Quibdó). *

(capital Buga). * Pasto Province (capital

). * Popayán Province (capital Popayán). * Caquetá Territory (capital Mocoa). In 1874, the provinces had been changed into municipalities and the number increased to 16: * Atrato (capital Quibdó). * Barbacoas (capital Barbacoas). * Buenaventura (capital Buenaventura). * Buga (capital Buga). * Caldas (capital Almaguer). * Cali (capital

). * Obando (capital Ipiales). * Palmira (capital Palmira). * Pasto (capital

). * Popayán (capital Popayán). * Quindío (capital Cartago). * Santander (capital Santander de Quilichao). * San Juan (capital Nóvita). * Toro (capital Toro). * Tulúa (capital

Tuluá Tuluá (), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital— Buenaventura and Palmira. Founded around 1741 by Juan ...

). * Túquerres (capital

Túquerres Túquerres is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Climate Túquerres has a cold highland Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate s ...

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