Cauca State Explained

Cauca 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 west and southern Colombia, with some portion of its vast territories acquired by present-day Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela.

Naming

• 15 June 1857 created as Estado Federal del Cauca (Federal State of Cauca).
• 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the 1858 constitution of the Granadine Confederation,^[1]
• 1863 named Estado Soberano del Cauca (Sovereign State of Cauca) in the 1863 constitution of the United States of Colombia.^[2]

Known as "Gran Cauca", because it was the largest^[3] and richest^[4] of the Union.

Subdivisions

In 15 June 1857 law, the state was divided into the following provinces^[5]

• Barbacoas Province (capital Barbacoas).
• Buenaventura Province (capital Cali).
• Chocó Province (capital Quibdó).
• Cauca Province (capital Buga).
• Pasto Province (capital San Juan de Pasto).
• Popayán Province (capital Popayán).
• Túquerres Province (capital Ipiales).
• Caquetá Territory (capital Mocoa).

In 1858, the setup was changed, Barbacoas and Túquerres were added to Pasto:^[5]

• Buenaventura Province (capital Cali).
• Chocó Province (capital Quibdó).
• Cauca Province (capital Buga).
• Pasto Province (capital San Juan de Pasto).
• Popayán Province (capital Popayán).
• Caquetá Territory (capital Mocoa).

In 1874, the provinces had been changed into municipalities and the number increased to 16:^[5]

• Atrato (capital Quibdó).
• Barbacoas (capital Barbacoas).
• Buenaventura (capital Buenaventura).
• Buga (capital Buga).
• Caldas (capital Almaguer).
• Cali (capital Cali).
• Obando (capital Ipiales).
• Palmira (capital Palmira).
• Pasto (capital San Juan de Pasto).
• Popayán (capital Popayán).
• Quindío (capital Cartago).
• Santander (capital Santander de Quilichao).
• San Juan (capital Nóvita).
• Toro (capital Toro).
• Tulúa (capital Tuluá).
• Túquerres (capital Túquerres).

See also

• Colombian Civil War (1860-1862)

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Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20120629090155/http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/01477398877125528632268/index.htm Cervantes Virtual: Constitución de la Confederación Granadina de 1858
2. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091004113857/http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/07030730122947295209079/index.htm Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863
3. Web site: Colombiestad: Estadística de Colombia 1876 . 11 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707053122/http://www.colombiestad.gov.co/index.php?option=com_jbook&task=view&Itemid=&id=736# . 7 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
4. Web site: Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango: División territorial de Colombia . 11 January 2011 . 29 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090829000351/http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/historia/latierra/libro7-1.htm . dead .
5. Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado del Cauca, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003