Falcón Zulia

Falcón Zulia State (Estado Falcón – Zulia) was a state of Venezuela created by initiative of president Antonio Guzmán Blanco.

History

Territory

1881 - 1883

As repression to the calls against centralism, president Antonio Guzmán Blanco joins the Falcón State and Zulia State into Falcón-Zulia State so that Maracaibo has less autonomy. The capital becomes Casigua later Capatárida, Zulia becomes only a section of the new state. In 1890 presidente Raimundo Andueza Palacio le devolvió su autonomía el estado Zulia y Maracaibo volvió a ser su capital. El Zulia volvió a sus fronteras de 1881. En la imagen, la sección Zulia en rojo, tuvo como capital Maracaibo, la sección Falcón se ver en café, Capatárida se encuentra en la costa occidental del Falcón cerca del límite entre ambas secciones equidistante de Coro y Maracaibo.

1883 - 1890

The Zulia section, in red, receives Democracia Parish from Falcón.

Subdivisions

The state is divided into 2 secciones/sections:

The sections are divided into cantons.

Cantons of Zulia

Cantons of Falcón

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