Azuay Department
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Azuay Department was created with the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia
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Subdivisions of Gran Colombia
- 1820 Departments :* Quito Department* Cundinamarca Department* Venezuela Department- 1824 Districts, departments, provinces :Distrito del Norte - Actual Venezuela.* Apure Department: 2 provinces - Barinas Province and Achaguas Province....
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- Cuenca ProvinceCuenca Province (Gran Colombia)Cuenca Province was a province of Gran Colombia. With the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia it became part of the Azuay Department....
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