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Cuenca Province (New Granada)
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 Azuay Department was created with the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia. * Cuenca Province - Capital: Cuenca. Cantons: Cuenca, Cañar, Gualaseo y Girón. * Loja Province - Capital: Loja. Cantons: Loja, Catacocha, Cariamanga y Z .... Provinces of Gran Colombia {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia (, "Great Colombia"), or Greater Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: ''República de Colombia''), was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831. It included present-day Colombia, mainland Ecuador (i.e. excluding the Galápagos Islands), Panama, and Venezuela, along with parts of northern Peru, northwestern Brazil, and Part of Guyana. The terms Gran Colombia and Greater Colombia are used historiographically to distinguish it from the current Republic of Colombia, which is also the official name of the former state. However, international recognition of the legitimacy of the Gran Colombian state ran afoul of European opposition to the independence of states in the Americas. Austria, France, and Russia only recognized independence in the Americas if the new states accepted monarchs from European dynasties. In addition, Colombia and the international powers disagreed over the exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdivisions Of Gran Colombia
The Republic of Gran Colombia was a former independent country in northern South America, a post-Spanish colonial country that existed from 1819 to 1831. Its initial subdivisions, created in 1820, were revised and expanded in 1824. 1820 Departments The initial country subdivision of Gran Colombia was into three departments, without larger districts or smaller provinces. They were: * Cundinamarca Department * Quito Department * Venezuela Department 1824 Districts, departments, & provinces Distrito del Norte The Distrito del Norte (northern district) was in present-day Venezuela and Brazil. Its departments and provinces were: * Apure Department: 2 provinces — Barinas Province and Achaguas Province. * Orinoco Department: 4 provinces — Cumaná Province, Barcelona Province, Guayana Province and Margarita Province. * Venezuela Department: 2 provinces — Caracas Province and Carabobo Province. * Zulia Department: 4 provinces — Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azuay Department
Azuay Department was created with the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia. * Cuenca Province - Capital: Cuenca. Cantons: Cuenca, Cañar, Gualaseo y Girón. * Loja Province - Capital: Loja. Cantons: Loja, Catacocha, Cariamanga y Zaruma. * Jaén de Bracamoros y Maynas Province Jaén may refer to: Places Peru *Jaén Province, Peru, a province in Cajamarca Region, Peru **Jaén District, one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru ***Jaén, Peru, a city in Peru, capital of the Jaén Province Philippines *Jaen, ... - Capital: Jaén de Bracamoros. Cantons: Jaén, Borja y Jeveros. {{coord, 2, 53, S, 79, 00, W, type:country_source:kolossus-eswiki, display=title Departments of Gran Colombia 1824 establishments in Gran Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
