Magdalena Department (Gran Colombia)
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Magdalena Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia
In the east it bordered Zulia Department
, in the south Boyaca Department
, Cundinamarca Department
, Cauca Department
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In the east it bordered Zulia Department
Zulia Department
Zulia Department from 1824 to 1830 was one of the departments of Gran Colombia located in Distrito del Norte.It encompassed 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province, Mérida Province y Trujillo Province....
, in the south Boyaca Department
Boyacá Department
Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end...
, Cundinamarca Department
Cundinamarca Department
- Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....
, Cauca Department
Cauca Department (Gran Colombia)
Cauca Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.It was divided into 4 provinces:* Popayán Province* Buenaventura Province* Chocó Province* Pasto Province...
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