Tolima 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 1861 until 1886.Colombiestad: Estadística de Colombia 1876
On July 12, 1861, after raising in arms against the constitutional government of the president

Mariano Ospina Rodríguez Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (October 18, 1805 - January 11, 1885) was a Colombian people, Colombian politician, journalist and lawyer, founder of the Colombian Conservative Party and later President of Colombia between 1857 and 1861Arismendi Pos ...

, the general Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera created the Tolima State, carved out of

Cundinamarca State Cundinamarca State was one of the states of Colombia. It was created on 15 June 1857 as Estado Federal de Cundinamarca (Federal State of Cundinamarca). In 1858, it was recognized as ''Estado de la Federación'', and in the constitution of 1863, ...

. In 1863 it bordered: *

Cauca State Cauca State was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1857 until 1886. 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 Peru, ...

in the South and the West. *

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 North.

Subdivisions

In 1861, Mariquita Department and Neiva Department were separated from

to form Tolima State.Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado de Cundinamarca y Bogotá, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003 In 1869, the state was divided into 3 departments, each further into districts: * Centro Department (capital

Guamo Guamo is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The C ...

). * Norte Department (capital

Ibagué Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the New Kingdom of Granada, Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima Department, Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city ...

). * Sur Department (capital

Neiva Neiva () is the capital and most populated city of the Department of Huila, south central Colombia. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River with a municipal population of 388,299. It is one of the most important cities in southern Co ...

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