Cauca State was one of the

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. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day west and southern

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, with some portion of its vast territories acquired by present-day

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and

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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

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. Known as "Gran Cauca", because it was the largest and richestBiblioteca Luis Ángel Arango: División territorial de Colombia
/ref> of the Union.

Subdivisions

In 15 June 1857 law, the state was divided into the following provincesGeografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado del Cauca, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003 * Barbacoas Province (capital Barbacoas). *

Buenaventura Province Buenaventura in New Granada (1855)

Buenaventura ...

(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 C ...

). * 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 Gra ...

(capital

Popayán Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian departments of Colombia, department of Cauca Department, Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Cordillera Occidental (Colombia), Western Mountain Range and Cordillera Central (Colo ...

). *

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 s ...

(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-w ...

). In 1858, the setup was changed, Barbacoas and Túquerres were added to Pasto: *

Buenaventura Province Buenaventura in New Granada (1855)

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(capital

). *

(capital

). * Cauca Province (capital

). *

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). *

(capital

). In 1874, the provinces had been changed into municipalities and the number increased to 16: * Atrato (capital

). * Barbacoas (capital Barbacoas). * Buenaventura (capital Buenaventura). * Buga (capital

). * Caldas (capital

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). * Cali (capital

). * Obando (capital

). * Palmira (capital Palmira). * Pasto (capital

). * Popayán (capital

). * 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 d ...

). * 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 even ...

). * 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).

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