Bolívar State, Colombia
Bolívar State was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1857 until 1886. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day Bolívar Department, Sucre Department, Córdoba Department and Atlántico Department in northern Colombia.
Limits
In 1863, it bordered:- Antioquia State in the South.
- Cauca State in the West.
- Magdalena State in the East.
- Atlantic Ocean in the North.
Naming
- June 15, 1857: created as Estado Federal de Bolívar.
- 1858: recognized as Estado de la Federación in the 1858 constitution of the Granadine Confederation.
- 1863: Estado Soberano de Bolívar in the 1863 constitution of the United States of Colombia.