Bolívar State, Colombia
Appearance
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Bol%C3%ADvar_in_United_States_of_Colombia.svg/250px-Bol%C3%ADvar_in_United_States_of_Colombia.svg.png)
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Carta_Corografica_Del_Estado_De_Bolivar.jpg/250px-Carta_Corografica_Del_Estado_De_Bolivar.jpg)
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
[edit]In 1863 it bordered:
- Antioquia State in the South.
- Cauca State in the West.
- Magdalena State in the East.
- Atlantic Ocean in the North.
Naming
[edit]- 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
[edit]Departments of 1857
[edit]On 1857-06-15, it was divided into 5 departments:[3]
Provinces of 1862
[edit]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]
- Barranquilla Province (village of Barranquilla as capital)
- Carmen Province (village of El Carmen de Bolívar as capital)
- Cartagena Province (village of Cartagena de Indias as capital)
- Corozal Province (village of Corozal as capital)
- Chinú Province (village of Chinú as capital)
- Lorica Province (village of Santa Cruz de Lorica as capital)
- Magangué Province (village of Magangué as capital)
- Mahates Province (village of Mahates as capital)
- Mompox Province (village of Santa Cruz de Mompox as capital)
- Nieto Province (village of Ciénaga de Oro as capital)
- Sabanalarga Province (village of Sabanalarga as capital)
- Sincelejo Province (village of Sincelejo as capital)
References
[edit]- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución de la Confederación Granadina de 1858
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863
- ^ Gobernación de Bolívar: Historia[permanent dead link]
- ^ "disaster-info.net brief history relating to Sovereign State of Bolivar". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-11.