Antioquia State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day

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Limits

In 1863 it bordered: *

Santander State Santander State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day areas of the Santander Department and Norte de Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. Limits In 1863 it bordered: * An ...

and Boyacá State in the East. *

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in the West. * Bolívar State in the North.

Naming

* 1856-06-11 created under the name Estado Federal de Antioquia (Federal State of Antioquia). * 1858 recognized as ''Estado de la Federación'' in the 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 ...

of 1858. * 1863 named Estado Soberano de Antioquia (Sovereign State of Antioquia) in the 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 ...

of 1863.Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863
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Subdivisions

Provinces 1856

Through the law of June 11, 1856, the State was composed of the same provinces that constituted:Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado de Antioquia, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003 * Antioquia Province (capital

Santa Fe de Antioquia Santa Fe de Antioquia is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The city is located approximately north of Medellín, the department capital. It has a population of approximately 23,000 inhabitants. History Founded in 1541 by ...

) * Córdoba Province (capital

Rionegro Rionegro () is a city and Municipalities of Colombia, municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the city is "Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro". Rio Negro means "Black R ...

) * Medellín Province (capital

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

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Departments

Later the State by Act of December 17, 1859, the territory was divided into six departments:Historia de Antioquia, Jorge Orlando Melo, 1988 *

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. * Medellín Department. * Remedios Department. * Santa Rosa de Osos Department. *

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Sonsón Department Sonsón is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Sonsón is located in Eastern Antioquia. It is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro. Sonsón celebrates "Las Fiestas Del Maíz"- ('Festival of ...

. During the government of Pedro Justo Berrio (1864) the State was divided into 7 departments:Biblioteca Universidad de Antioquia: Roberto Cadavid Misas, Argos, Historia de Antioquia
* Medellín Department. *

Marinilla Department Marinilla is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia Eastern Antioquia ( es, Oriente Antioqueño) is subregion of the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region ...

. * Santa Rosa de Osos Department. *

Sopetrán Department Sopetrán is a municipality of Colombia, located in the subregion west of the state of Antioquia. It is bounded to the north by the municipality of Olaya, to the east by the municipality of Belmira, to the south by the municipalities of San J ...

. *

La Ceja Department LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

. *

Valdivia Department Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau ...

. This division was changed later that year, leaving only 5 departments: *

Centro Department Centro may refer to: Places Brazil *Centro, Santa Maria, a neighborhood in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Centro, Porto Alegre, a neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Centro (Duque de Caxias), a neighborhood of Du ...

. *

Norte Department Norte may refer to: Places * Norte, Cape Verde, a village in the east-northeastern part of the island of Boa Vista * Norte de Mexico, a region of Mexico * Norte Region, Brazil, a region of Brazil * Norte Region, Portugal, a NUTSII Region of Portu ...

. * Occidente Department. * Oriente Department. *

Sur Department Sur or SUR or El Sur (Spanish "the South") may refer to: Geography * Sur or Shur (Bible), the wilderness of Sur/Shur from the Book of Exodus * Sur (river), a river of Bavaria, Germany * Súr, a village in Hungary * Sur, a district of the city of ...

External links

University of Antioquia: Antioquia in the Civil War of 1860

References

States of Colombia Sovereign States of the Granadine Confederation History of Antioquia Department 1856 establishments in the Republic of New Granada {{Colombia-stub