Santander State
Santander 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 areas of the Santander Department and Norte de Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.
Limits
In 1863 it bordered:- Antioquia State in the West.
- Boyacá State in the South.
- Bolívar State and Magdalena State in the North.
Naming
- 1857-05-13 : created as Estado Federal de Santander.
- 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the constitution of the Granadine Confederation,
- 1863 name Estado Soberano in the constitution of the United States of Colombia
Subdivisions
In 1857 the state was divided into the following departamentos:The law of 17 April 1859 divided the state into 7 departamentos:
- Róvira Department.
- Ocaña Department.
- Pamplona Department.
- Santander Department.
- Socorro Department.
- Soto Department.