Venezuela Department (1820)
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Venezuela Department was one of the three departments of Gran Colombia until 1824.
In the West it bordered Cundinamarca Department (1820)
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In 1824 the subdivisions of Gran Colombia
changed, and the territory was split into 4 departments:
In the West it bordered Cundinamarca Department (1820)
Cundinamarca Department (1820)
Cundinamarca Department was one of the three departments of Gran Colombia until 1824.In the South-West it bordered Quito Department, in the East Venezuela Department...
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In 1824 the subdivisions of Gran Colombia
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....
changed, and the territory was split into 4 departments:
- Apure DepartmentApure DepartmentApure Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia located in Distrito del Norte.It encompassed 2 provinces - Barinas Province in the north and Achaguas Province in the south....
: 2 provinces - Barinas ProvinceBarinas ProvinceBarinas Province was a province of the Spanish Empire and later of Venezuela.It was founded on 15 February 1786, with territory formerly part of the Maracaibo Province. It was abolished in 1821 as part of Gran Colombia, and recreated in 1830 with Venezuelan independence.Current Apure State and...
and Achaguas ProvinceAchaguas ProvinceAchaguas Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Apure Department which was created in 1824.It was located north of the Barinas Province, the only other province in Apure Department....
. - Orinoco DepartmentOrinoco DepartmentOrinoco Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia created in 1824.It had borders to* Apure Department in the West.* Boyacá Department in the West.- Provinces :...
: 4 provinces - Cumaná Province, Barcelona ProvinceBarcelona Province (Gran Colombia)Barcelona Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. The territory corresponds almost to the one of Anzoátegui State. The province was part of the Orinoco Department....
, Guayana ProvinceGuayana ProvinceGuayana Province was a province of the Spanish Empire and later of Venezuela. It was incorporated into the Captaincy General of Venezuela in 1776 and covered a territory roughly equal to today's Guayana Region and Guyana....
, Margarita ProvinceMargarita ProvinceMargarita Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Orinoco Department which was created in 1824.Capital: Asunción.Cantones:* Asunción Canton* Norte Canton ....
. - Venezuela DepartmentVenezuela Department (1824)Venezuela Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia from 1824 to 1830 .It had borders to* Atlantic Ocean in the North.* Orinoco Department in the East.* Apure Department in the South....
: 2 provinces - Caracas Province, Carabobo ProvinceCarabobo ProvinceCarabobo Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Venezuela Department which was created in 1824....
. - Zulia DepartmentZulia DepartmentZulia Department from 1824 to 1830 was one of the departments of Gran Colombia located in Distrito del Norte.It encompassed 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province, Mérida Province y Trujillo Province....
: 4 provinces - Maracaibo ProvinceMaracaibo Province (Gran Colombia)Maracaibo Province was a province of the 1824 created Zulia Department of Gran Colombia. The capital was Maracaibo.The Zulia Department was a successor of the Maracaibo Province .1830 it became Maracaibo Province .- Cantons :...
, Coro ProvinceCoro ProvinceCoro Province was a province in the Zulia Department of Gran Colombia, and later one of the provinces of Venezuela, after Venezuelan independence in 1830.- Cantons :* Coro Canton* Casigua Canton* Cumarebo Canton* Paraguaná Canton cabecera Pueblo Nuevo...
, Mérida ProvinceMérida Province (Gran Colombia)Mérida Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Zulia Department which was created in 1824....
, Trujillo ProvinceTrujillo Province (Gran Colombia)Trujillo Province was a province in the Zulia Department of Gran Colombia.- Cantons :* Trujillo Canton - Trujillo* Boconó Canton - Boconó* Escuque Canton - Escuque* Carache Canton - Carache...
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