Mérida Province (Venezuela)

Mérida Province (1811 - 1864) was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia, until the independence of

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in 1830, when it became one of the Provinces of Venezuela. In Gran Colombia it belonged to the Zulia Department which was created in 1824. Following the

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the

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were created in 1864, and the Province was replaced by the state of Mérida. {{DEFAULTSORT:Merida Province (Gran Colombia) Provinces of Gran Colombia Provinces of Venezuela