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Apure Department was one of the
Apure Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia The Gran Colombia, 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.
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. It was split from the Venezuela Department.
It encompassed 2 provinces - Barinas Province
Barinas Province (1786 - 1864) was a province of the Captaincy General of Venezuela and later of Venezuela.
It was founded on 15 February 1786, with territory formerly part of the Maracaibo Province. In 1823, Apure Province was split from Barin ...
in the north and Achaguas Province in the south.
Departments of Gran Colombia
1824 establishments in Gran Colombia
1830 disestablishments in Gran Colombia
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