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.

In 1863 it bordered: In 1857 the state was divided into the following departamentos:[3] The law of 17 April 1859 divided the state into 7 departamentos:[3] In 1860 two more departamentos were created:

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