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Trujillo Province (1831–1864) was a province in the
Zulia Department
Zulia Department from 1824 to 1830 was one of the departments of Gran Colombia. It was split from the Venezuela Department.
It encompassed 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province
Coro Province (1811 - 1864) was a province in the Zul ...
of
Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia (, "Great Colombia"), or Greater Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: ''República de Colombia''), was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 18 ...
, and later one of the
Provinces of Venezuela The Provinces of Venezuela were administrative divisions used from Venezuela's independence from Gran Colombia in 1830 to 1864, when the States of Venezuela were created. There were initially 11 provinces, with 4 created later, until in 1856 the Law ...
, after it split from
Maracaibo Province in 1831 following the independence of Venezuela in 1830.
History
It was originally created during the
Venezuelan War of Independence
The Venezuelan War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de Venezuela, links=no, 1810–1823) was one of the Spanish American wars of independence of the early nineteenth century, when independence movements in Latin America fought agai ...
from
Maracaibo Province, and was reabsorbed by it several times with the fall of independence forces. One of the stars on the
Flag of Venezuela
The current eight stars flag of Venezuela was introduced in 2006. The basic design includes a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue, and red, dating to the original flag introduced in 1811, in the Venezuelan War of Independence.
Further modificat ...
represents Trujillo, as a signatory to the declaration of independence. The Province became part of Gran Colombia's Zulia Department in 1819.
In 1864 it became the Venezuelan state of
Trujillo.
Cantons
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Trujillo Canton
Trujillo or Truxillo may refer to:
Places
Colombia
*Trujillo, Valle del Cauca, a municipality in the department of Valle del Cauca
*Trujillo Province (Gran Colombia), part of the historic republic from 1819 to 1831
Dominican Republic
*Ciuda ...
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Trujillo
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Boconó Canton
Boconó is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Trujillo. Founded in 1560, this city is the shire town of the Boconó Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 79,710. -
Boconó
Boconó is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Trujillo. Founded in 1560, this city is the shire town of the Boconó Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 79,710.
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Escuque Canton -
Escuque
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Carache Canton
Carache is an island in the northwestern part of the Bissagos Islands group, Guinea-Bissau. It belongs to the Bolama Region and the sector of Caravela. Its area is 80.4 km², the island is 18.7 km long and 7.3 km wide. It is separa ...
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Carache
Carache is an island in the northwestern part of the Bissagos Islands group, Guinea-Bissau. It belongs to the Bolama Region and the sector of Caravela
Caravela is the northernmost island of the Bissagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau, part of the Sec ...
Provinces of Venezuela