New Andalusia Province
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
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
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
.
External links
- "Venezuela Together with the Southern Part of New Andalusia" a map from 1630