1863 Bolívar State Sovereign State of Bolívar Bolívar 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 Bolívar Department , Sucre Department , Córdoba Department and Atlántico Department in northern Colombia .
Limits
In 1863 it bordered:
Naming
June 15, 1857: created as Estado Federal de Bolívar (Federal State of Bolívar).
1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the 1858 constitution of the Granadine Confederation .[ 1]
1863 Estado Soberano de Bolívar (Sovereign State of Bolívar) in the 1863 constitution of the United States of Colombia .[ 2]
Subdivisions
Departments of 1857
On 1857-06-15, it was divided into 5 departments:[ 3]
Provinces of 1862
By Article 1, Law 26 of December 26, 1862, the Sovereign State of Bolívar was divided into twelve provinces during the government of President of Colombia , Juan José Nieto :[ 4]
References
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