Trujillo Province (1831–1864) was a province in the

Zulia Department Zulia Department from 1824 to 1830 was one of the departments of Gran Colombia. It was split from the Venezuela Department. It encompassed 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province Coro Province (1811 - 1864) was a province in the ...

Gran Colombia Gran Colombia (, "Great Colombia"), also known as Greater Colombia and officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish language, Spanish: ''República de Colombia''), was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and parts of Central ...

, and later one of the

Provinces of Venezuela The Provinces of Venezuela were administrative divisions used from Venezuela's independence from Gran Colombia in 1830 to 1864, when the States of Venezuela were created. There were initially 11 provinces, with 4 created later, until in 1856 the Law ...

, after it split from Maracaibo Province in 1831 following the independence of Venezuela in 1830.

History

It was originally created during the

Venezuelan War of Independence The Venezuelan War of Independence (, 1810–1823) was one of the Spanish American wars of independence of the early nineteenth century, when independence movements in South America fought a civil war for secession and against unity of the S ...

from Maracaibo Province, and was reabsorbed by it several times with the fall of independence forces. One of the stars on the

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represents Trujillo, as a signatory to the declaration of independence. The Province became part of Gran Colombia's Zulia Department in 1819. In 1864 it became the Venezuelan state of Trujillo.

Cantons

Trujillo Canton Trujillo or Truxillo may refer to: Places Colombia *Trujillo, Valle del Cauca, a municipality in the department of Valle del Cauca *Trujillo Province (Gran Colombia), part of the historic republic from 1819 to 1831 Dominican Republic * Ciud ...

- Trujillo *

Boconó Canton Boconó is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Trujillo. Founded in 1560, this city is the shire town of the Boconó Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 79,710.

Boconó Boconó is a city in the Venezuelan Andes, Andean state of Trujillo (state), Trujillo. Founded in 1560, this city is the County seat, shire town of the Boconó Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a popu ...

* Escuque Canton - Escuque *

Carache Canton Carache is an island in the northwestern part of the Bissagos Islands group, Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It bor ...

Carache Carache is an island in the northwestern part of the Bissagos Islands group, Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It bor ...

Provinces of Venezuela