Antioquia State
Antioquia State was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1856 until 1886. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day Antioquia Department, Colombia.
Limits
In 1863 it bordered:- Santander State and Boyacá State in the East.
- Tolima State in the South.
- Cauca State in the West.
- Bolívar State in the North.
Naming
- on 11 June 1856 created under the name Estado Federal de Antioquia.
- 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the constitution of the Granadine Confederation of 1858.
- 1863 named Estado Soberano de Antioquia in the constitution of the United States of Colombia of 1863, with Pascual Bravo as president.
Subdivisions
Provinces 1856
Through the law of June 11, 1856, the State was composed of the same provinces that constituted:- Antioquia Province
- Córdoba Province
- Medellín Province
Departments
- Córdoba Department.
- Medellín Department.
- Remedios Department.
- Santa Rosa de Osos Department.
- Santa Fé de Antioquia Department.
- Sonsón Department.
- Medellín Department.
- Marinilla Department.
- Santa Rosa de Osos Department.
- Sopetrán Department.
- Sonsón Department.
- La Ceja Department.
- Valdivia Department.
- Centro Department.
- Norte Department.
- Occidente Department.
- Oriente Department.
- Sur Department.