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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
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, with some portion of its vast territories acquired by present-day
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
,
Brazil
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,
Ecuador
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and
Venezuela
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.
Naming
* 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
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 named Estado Soberano del Cauca (Sovereign State of Cauca) 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 ...
.
Known as "Gran Cauca", because it was the largest
and richest
Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango: División territorial de Colombia
/ref> of the Union.
Subdivisions
In 15 June 1857 law, the state was divided into the following provinces[Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado del Cauca, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003]
* Barbacoas Province (capital Barbacoas).
* (capital Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...
).
* Chocó Province
Choco or Chocó may refer to:
*El Chocó, a region in western Colombia and adjacent parts of Panama and Ecuador
**Chocó–Darién moist forests
** Pacific/Chocó natural region
**Chocó Department, Colombian administrative region
*Choco languages ...
(capital Quibdó
Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in Western Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 129,237, predominantly Afro Colombian, including Zambo ...
).
* Cauca Province (capital Buga
Buga may refer to:
Places
* Mount Buga, an inactive volcano in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines
* Buga (barangay), a barangay in San Miguel Municipality, Bulacan, Philippines
* Buga, Valle del Cauca, city and municipality in the Colom ...
).
* Pasto Province
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the city had app ...
(capital San Juan de Pasto
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the city had app ...
).
* Popayán Province Popayán Province was first a Spanish jurisdiction under the Royal Audience of Quito and the Royal Audience of Santafé , and after the independence one of the provinces of the Cauca Department (Gran Colombia), later becoming the Republic of New Gr ...
(capital Popayán
Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ...
).
* Túquerres Province
Túquerres is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.
Climate
Túquerres has a cold highland Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate ...
(capital Ipiales
Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around , with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," t ...
).
* Caquetá Territory
The Caquetá Territory ( es, Territorio del Caquetá) was a national territory of the Republic of New Granada and the subsequent states of the Granadine Confederation and the United States of Colombia from 1845 to 1886. Its capital was Mocoa.
Hi ...
(capital Mocoa
Mocoa () (Kamsá: Shatjok) is a municipality and capital city of the department of Putumayo in Colombia.
The city is located in the northwest of the Putumayo department
Putumayo () is a department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south- ...
).
In 1858, the setup was changed, Barbacoas and Túquerres were added to Pasto:
* (capital Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...
).
* Chocó Province
Choco or Chocó may refer to:
*El Chocó, a region in western Colombia and adjacent parts of Panama and Ecuador
**Chocó–Darién moist forests
** Pacific/Chocó natural region
**Chocó Department, Colombian administrative region
*Choco languages ...
(capital Quibdó
Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in Western Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 129,237, predominantly Afro Colombian, including Zambo ...
).
* Cauca Province (capital Buga
Buga may refer to:
Places
* Mount Buga, an inactive volcano in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines
* Buga (barangay), a barangay in San Miguel Municipality, Bulacan, Philippines
* Buga, Valle del Cauca, city and municipality in the Colom ...
).
* Pasto Province
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the city had app ...
(capital San Juan de Pasto
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the city had app ...
).
* Popayán Province Popayán Province was first a Spanish jurisdiction under the Royal Audience of Quito and the Royal Audience of Santafé , and after the independence one of the provinces of the Cauca Department (Gran Colombia), later becoming the Republic of New Gr ...
(capital Popayán
Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ...
).
* Caquetá Territory
The Caquetá Territory ( es, Territorio del Caquetá) was a national territory of the Republic of New Granada and the subsequent states of the Granadine Confederation and the United States of Colombia from 1845 to 1886. Its capital was Mocoa.
Hi ...
(capital Mocoa
Mocoa () (Kamsá: Shatjok) is a municipality and capital city of the department of Putumayo in Colombia.
The city is located in the northwest of the Putumayo department
Putumayo () is a department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south- ...
).
In 1874, the provinces had been changed into municipalities and the number increased to 16:
* Atrato (capital Quibdó
Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in Western Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 129,237, predominantly Afro Colombian, including Zambo ...
).
* Barbacoas (capital Barbacoas).
* Buenaventura (capital Buenaventura).
* Buga (capital Buga
Buga may refer to:
Places
* Mount Buga, an inactive volcano in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines
* Buga (barangay), a barangay in San Miguel Municipality, Bulacan, Philippines
* Buga, Valle del Cauca, city and municipality in the Colom ...
).
* Caldas (capital Almaguer Almaguer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Frank Almaguer (born 1945), United States diplomat
* Ilean Almaguer (born 1990), Mexican actress best known for her roles in telenovelas and dozens of TV commercials
*Sergio Almaguer ...
).
* Cali (capital Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...
).
* Obando (capital Ipiales
Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around , with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," t ...
).
* Palmira (capital Palmira).
* Pasto (capital San Juan de Pasto
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the city had app ...
).
* Popayán (capital Popayán
Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ...
).
* Quindío (capital Cartago).
* Santander (capital Santander de Quilichao
Santander de Quilichao is a town and municipality in the north of the Cauca Department, Colombia at 97 km to the north of Popayán and 45 km to the south of Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca ...
).
* San Juan (capital Nóvita
Nóvita is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.
It was the first capital of Chocó Province. It was a traditional center for gold mining, Many of its residents are Afro-Colombians.
In the 1850s, supplies, and possibly eve ...
).
* Toro (capital Toro).
* Tulúa (capital Tuluá
Tuluá (), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital— Buenaventura and Palmira. Founded around 1741 by Ju ...
).
* Túquerres (capital Túquerres).
References
See also
*Colombian Civil War (1860-1862) There have been several Colombian Civil Wars in Colombian history:
*War of the Supremes (1839–1841)
*Colombian Civil War of 1851
*Colombian Civil War of 1854
*Colombian Civil War (1860–1862)
*Colombian Civil War of 1876
*Colombian Civil War (188 ...
States of Colombia
Sovereign States of the Granadine Confederation
1857 establishments in the Republic of New Granada
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