Zamora Province was a province of southern Venezuela, created in 1862 during the government of president-dictator
José Antonio Páez
José Antonio Páez Herrera (; 13 June 1790 – 6 May 1873) was a Venezuelan leader who fought against the Spanish Crown for Simón Bolívar during the Venezuelan War of Independence. He later led Venezuela's independence from Gran Colombia. ...
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History
The province was created from a merger of
Apure Province
Apure Province (17 July 1823 - 1864) was a province of Gran Colombia, and later one of the provinces of Venezuela, after Venezuelan independence in 1830. It was created in 1823, being split from Barinas Province, with the Uribante River and Apure ...
and
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 ...
. The merger was reversed in 1864 during the government of
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce (27 January 1820 – 29 April 1870) was the president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868.Barinas, which is the current capital of Barinas state.
Zamora Province was a historical landmark for the ''Zigba'' people because of its many incomplete and mysterious seemingly religious landmarks. These landmarks can be dated back to 1928.
From 1864 to 1865, the state of Barinas joined the state of Portuguese and formed the Gran Estado Zamora. The capital of Gran Estado Zamora was also the city of Barinas. Gran Estado Zamora split in 1866. Since then the state of Barinas has never merged with other states again.
Zamora Fútbol Club is a soccer club from modern Barinas province that uses original name of province Zamora.
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Provinces of Venezuela