Bolívar State was one of the
states of Colombia
States of Colombia existed from February 27, 1855, in the Republic of New Granada and the Granadine Confederation, where they were called "federal states". In the United States of Colombia they were called "sovereign states" (though they were not a ...
, which existed from 1857 until 1886. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day
Bolívar Department,
Sucre Department
Sucre () is a department in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The department ranks 27th by area, and it has a population of 904,863, ranking 20th of all the 32 departments of Colombia. Sucre is bordered by the Caribbean on the northwest; by Bo ...
,
Córdoba Department Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, 2nd largest city in the country and capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cordoba may ...
and
Atlántico Department
Atlántico (, en, Atlantic) is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean Sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its eas ...
in northern
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
.
Limits
In 1863 it bordered:
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Antioquia State
Antioquia State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day Antioquia Department, Colombia.
Limits
In 1863 it bordered:
* Santander State and Boyacá State in the East.
* Tolima State in ...
in the South.
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Cauca State
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.
N ...
in the West.
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Magdalena State
The Magdalena State ( es, Estado del Magdalena) was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day areas of the departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira, northern Colombia.
Provinces
* El ...
in the East.
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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
in the North.
Naming
* June 15, 1857: created as Estado Federal de Bolívar (Federal State of Bolívar).
* 1858 recognized as ''Estado de la Federación'' in the 1858 constitution of the
Granadine Confederation
The Granadine Confederation ( es, Confederación Granadina) was a short-lived federal republic established in 1858 as a result of a constitutional change replacing the Republic of New Granada. It consisted of the present-day nations of Colombia an ...
.
* 1863 Estado Soberano de Bolívar (Sovereign State of Bolívar) in the 1863 constitution of the
United States of Colombia
United States of Colombia () was the name adopted in 1863 by the for the Granadine Confederation, after years of civil war. Colombia became a federal state itself composed of nine "sovereign states.” It comprised the present-day nations ...
.
Subdivisions
Departments of 1857
On 1857-06-15, it was divided into 5 departaments:
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Cartagena Department
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Corozal Department
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Mompox Department
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Sabanilla Department
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Sinú Department
Provinces of 1862
By Article 1, Law 26 of December 26, 1862, the Sovereign State of Bolívar was divided into twelve provinces during the government of
President of Colombia
The president of Colombia ( es, Presidente de Colombia), officially known as the president of the Republic of Colombia ( es, Presidente de la República de Colombia) or president of the nation ( es, Presidente de la Nacion) is the head of stat ...
,
Juan José Nieto:
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Barranquilla Province (village of
Barranquilla
Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Col ...
as capital)
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Carmen Province (village of
El Carmen de Bolívar
El Carmen de Bolívar is a municipality in the department of Bolívar, Colombia, 114 km southeast of Cartagena de Indias. It is located in the orographic system of the Montes de María, being the largest population, as well as the one t ...
as capital)
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Cartagena Province
Cartagena Province ( es, Provincia de Cartagena), also called ''Gobierno de Cartagena'' (Government of Cartagena) during the Spanish imperial era, was an administrative and territorial division of New Granada in the Viceroyalty of Peru. It was or ...
(village of
Cartagena de Indias
Cartagena ( , also ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, bordering the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link ...
as capital)
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Corozal Province (village of
Corozal as capital)
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Chinú Province (village of
Chinú as capital)
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Lorica Province (village of
Santa Cruz de Lorica
Santa Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.
Lorica was named a '' Pueblo Patrimonio'' (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010. It is the only municipality near the Caribbean coast
Tung C ...
as capital)
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Magangué Province (village of
Magangué
Magangué is a municipality of Colombia in the Department of Bolivar. The town is located in the Magdalena River; 20 km north of the mouth of the Cauca River
The Cauca River () is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental an ...
as capital)
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Mahates Province (village of
Mahates
Mahates is a river town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. The town of Mahates was founded on April 17, 1533 by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Heredia.
The municipality of Mahates also covers the village of ...
as capital)
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Mompox Province
Mompox Province was the name of different provinces of Colombia.
In 1855 it was a province of the Republic of New Granada
The Republic of New Granada was a 1831–1858 centralist unitary republic consisting primarily of present-day Colombia and P ...
(village of
Santa Cruz de Mompox
Mompox or Mompós, officially Santa Cruz de Mompox, is a town and municipality in northern Colombia, in the Bolívar Department. The town initially grew from its proximity to the Magdalena river and has preserved much of its colonial character. ...
as capital)
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Nieto Province (village of
Ciénaga de Oro
Ciénaga de Oro () meaning "Golden Marsh", is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Cór ...
as capital)
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Sabanalarga Province (village of
Sabanalarga as capital)
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Sincelejo Province (village of
Sincelejo
Sincelejo () is the capital and largest city of the Colombian department of Sucre. It is also the main city in the denominated '' Región Sabanas'' (Savannas Region), a subdivision of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, and the 23rd largest ci ...
as capital)
References
States of Colombia
Sovereign States of the Granadine Confederation
1857 establishments in the Republic of New Granada
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