New Andalusia Province

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Map of Venezuela in 1810, by Agostino Codazzi; Cumaná Province is in orange at the top right.

New Andalusia Province or Province of Cumaná (1537–1864) was a province of the

Sucre, Anzoátegui and Monagas. Its most important cities were the Capital City Cumaná and New Barcelona
.

Spanish Empire

New Andalusia and Paria on a Spanish map of 1562.

Its provincial capital,

Barcelona
and was synonymous with Cumaná Province.

Early in its history, the conquistador

Barcelona, partly from territory belonging to New Andalusia. This lasted from 1637 to 1654, when it was incorporated into New Andalusia. Guayana Province (created 1585) provided a southern boundary, while Venezuela Province
provided a western one.

For most of its existence, the

Royal Audience of Santo Domingo oversaw its administrative and judicial matters. In the late 18th century, it was incorporated into the newly created Captaincy General of Venezuela
.

Gran Colombia

1840 map of the Province by Agostino Codazzi.

Following the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence (1811), the Province became one of the Provinces of Gran Colombia (after 1824, within the Orinoco Department).

Capital: Cumaná.

Cantones:

  • Cumaná,
  • Carupano,
  • Cumanacoa,
  • Maturín,
  • Cariaco,
  • Aragua Cumanés
  • Río Caribes.

Following Venezuelan independence in 1830, it became a

Orinoco River delta) to Guayana Province; this later became the state of Delta Amacuro
.

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