Maracaibo Province (Spanish Empire)

Maracaibo Province or Maracaybo Province from 1676 to 1824 was a province of the

Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...

. It resulted from a merger of the former Province of Mérida (1622 - 1676) with the territory of

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. In 1777

Captaincy General of Venezuela The Captaincy General of Venezuela ( es, Capitanía General de Venezuela), also known as the Kingdom of Venezuela (), was an administrative district of colonial Spain, created on September 8, 1777, through the Royal Decree of Graces of 1777, t ...

was created and the province was part of it. In 1786

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 ...

was created from western parts of Maracaibo. File:Provincia de Maracaibo 1676 - 1786.PNG, Maracaibo Province, 1676 - 1786 File:Provincia de Barinas 1786- 1830.PNG, Barinas Province, split from Maracaibo Province in 1786 Provinces of the Spanish Empire Colonial Venezuela 1676 establishments in the Spanish Empire {{Venezuela-hist-stub