Cauca State was one of the states of Colombia.
Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day west and southern Colombia, with some portion of its vast territories acquired by present-day Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Naming edit
- 15 June 1857 created as Estado Federal del Cauca (Federal State of Cauca).
- 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the 1858 constitution of the Granadine Confederation,[1]
- 1863 named Estado Soberano del Cauca (Sovereign State of Cauca) in the 1863 constitution of the United States of Colombia.[2]
Known as "Gran Cauca", because it was the largest[3] and richest[4] of the Union.
Subdivisions edit
In 15 June 1857 law, the state was divided into the following provinces[5]
- Barbacoas Province (capital Barbacoas).
- Buenaventura Province (capital Cali).
- Chocó Province (capital Quibdó).
- Cauca Province (capital Buga).
- Pasto Province (capital San Juan de Pasto).
- Popayán Province (capital Popayán).
- Túquerres Province (capital Ipiales).
- Caquetá Territory (capital Mocoa).
In 1858, the setup was changed, Barbacoas and Túquerres were added to Pasto:[5]
- Buenaventura Province (capital Cali).
- Chocó Province (capital Quibdó).
- Cauca Province (capital Buga).
- Pasto Province (capital San Juan de Pasto).
- Popayán Province (capital Popayán).
- Caquetá Territory (capital Mocoa).
In 1874, the provinces had been changed into municipalities and the number increased to 16:[5]
- Atrato (capital Quibdó).
- Barbacoas (capital Barbacoas).
- Buenaventura (capital Buenaventura).
- Buga (capital Buga).
- Caldas (capital Almaguer).
- Cali (capital Cali).
- Obando (capital Ipiales).
- Palmira (capital Palmira).
- Pasto (capital San Juan de Pasto).
- Popayán (capital Popayán).
- Quindío (capital Cartago).
- Santander (capital Santander de Quilichao).
- San Juan (capital Nóvita).
- Toro (capital Toro).
- Tulúa (capital Tuluá).
- Túquerres (capital Túquerres).
References edit
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución de la Confederación Granadina de 1858
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863
- ^ "Colombiestad: Estadística de Colombia 1876". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango: División territorial de Colombia". Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado del Cauca, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003
See also edit
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