The victorious forces were supposed to grant more autonomy to the individual states, but this was not implemented.

This was part of a territorial reorganisation reducing the number of states from 20 to 9, which was reversed in 1901.

On 5 December 2023, following a referendum held two days earlier, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro published a new map showing the claimed region of Guayana Esequiba as part of Venezuela.

[2] He urged legislators to create a law which would establish a new state covering the disputed region.

[3] The Venezuelan referendum on annexing the area led to a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.