Sovereign State Of Santander
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Santander State was one of the
states of Colombia States of Colombia existed from February 27, 1855, in the Republic of New Granada and the Granadine Confederation, where they were called "federal states". In the United States of Colombia they were called "sovereign states" (though they were not a ...
, which existed from 1857 until 1886. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day areas of the
Santander Department Santander () is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, borders the Magdalena River to the east, Bo ...
and
Norte de Santander Department Norte de Santander (Spanish for Northern Santander) () is a departments of Colombia, department of northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Cúcuta, one of the country's major cities. Norte ...
in northeastern
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.


Limits

In 1863 it bordered: *
Antioquia State Antioquia State was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1856 until 1886. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day Antioquia Department, Colombia. Limits In 1863 it bordered: * Santander State and Boyacá St ...
in the West. *
Boyacá State Boyacá State was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1857 until 1886. Naming * 1857-06-15 created under the name Estado Federal de Boyacá (Federal State of Boyacá). * 1858 recognized as ''Estado de la Federación'' in the 1858 ...
in the South. * Bolívar State and
Magdalena State The Magdalena State () was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1863 until 1886. 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. Provinc ...
in the North.


Naming

* 1857-05-13 : created as Estado Federal de Santander (Federal State of Santander). * 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the constitution of the
Granadine Confederation The Granadine Confederation () was a short-lived federal republic established in 1858 as a result of a constitutional change replacing the Republic of New Granada. It consisted of the present-day nations of Colombia and Panama and parts of north ...
, * 1863 name Estado Soberano (Sovereign State of Santander) in the constitution of the
United States of Colombia The United States of Colombia () was the name adopted in 1863 by the for the Granadine Confederation, after years of civil war. Colombia became a federal state itself composed of nine "sovereign states.” It comprised the present-day nat ...
Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863
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Subdivisions

In 1857 the state was divided into the following departamentos:Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado de Santander, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003 * Barichara. * Bucaramanga. * Charalá. * Fortul. * Ocaña. * Pamplona. * San Gil. * Socorro. * Vélez. The law of 17 April 1859 divided the state into 7 departamentos: * Róvira Department (capital Concepción). * Ocaña Department (capital Ocaña). * Pamplona Department (capital
Pamplona Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...
). *
Santander Department Santander () is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, borders the Magdalena River to the east, Bo ...
(capital San José de Cúcuta). * Socorro Department (capital Socorro). * Soto Department (capital
Bucaramanga Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander Department, Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and is the ninth most populous city i ...
). In 1860 two more departamentos were created: * Guanentá Department (capital
San Gil San Gil is a town and municipality in the Department of Santander in northeastern Colombia, located roughly 300 km (192 mi) from Bogotá and 95 km from the department's capital, Bucaramanga. As of 2020, San Gil had a population of 5 ...
). *
Charalá Department Charalá is a town and municipality in the south of the department of Santander in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode is located within the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. The municipality borders the municipalities Encino and Coromoro in the ...
(capital Charalá).


References


See also

* Colombian Civil War (1860-1862) States of Colombia Sovereign States of the Granadine Confederation 1857 establishments in the Republic of New Granada {{Colombia-hist-stub