Boyacá State Explained

Boyacá State was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1857 until 1886.

Naming

• 1857-06-15 created under the name Estado Federal de Boyacá (Federal State of Boyacá).
• 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the 1858 constitution of the Granadine Confederation,^[1]
• 1863 Estado Soberano (Sovereign State of Boyacá) in 1863 constitution of the United States of Colombia.^[2]

References

5.5333°N -95°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/01477398877125528632268/index.htm Cervantes Virtual: Constitución de la Confederación Granadina de 1858
2. http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/07030730122947295209079/index.htm Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863