Santander State
Santander State was one of the states of Colombia. 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:
In 1857 the state was divided into the following departamentos:
The law of 17 April 1859 divided the state into 7 departamentos:
In 1860 two more departamentos were created:
