Coro Province (1811 - 1864) was a province in the Zulia Department of

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, and later one of the provinces of Venezuela, after

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n independence in 1830. In 1864 it became one of the

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, as Coro State, and was renamed Falcón State in 1874. The Province was created in 1811 in royalist opposition to the

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, and recognised by royal decree in 1815. In 1821, with the defeat of royalist forces, it was incorporated into Gran Colombia.

Cantons

* Coro Canton * Casigua Canton * Cumarebo Canton * Paraguaná Canton cabecera Pueblo Nuevo * San Luis Canton Provinces of Gran Colombia Provinces of Venezuela 1811 establishments in the Spanish Empire {{Venezuela-hist-stub