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The San Martín Territory (Spanish: Territorio de San Martín) was a national territory of the Republic of New Granada (1846-1856) and the United States of Colombia (1866-1886) created on June 2, 1846.[1] The capital was San Martín.
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In the South it bordered the Caquetá Territory.
Timeline
edit- 1832 part of Bogotá Province as San Martín Territory.
- 1844 part of Cundinamarca State as San Martín Territory.
- 1856 part of Bogotá Province as the San Martín Canton.
- 1863 part of Cundinamarca State as San Martín Territory.
- 1867 Cundinamarca cedes all rights over the territory to the Union
- 1875 it is named Meta Province
- 1886 as Oriente Province part of Cundinamarca Department
- 1906 Meta National Territory
- 1909 Meta National Intendency
- 1959 Meta Department
References
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